Nassau County anniversaries

65thGRACE AND THOMAS

LANDISI of Valley Stream were wed July 20, 1947, in Maspeth. They celebrated with family and the most recent addition -- a great-granddaughter. They also have four sons and seven grandchildren.

50thEVELYN AND ROBERT (RUDIE) BRAITHWAITE of Levittown were wed June 30, 1962, at St. Aloysius Church in Great Neck. They celebrated with a trip to Branson, Mo., with friends and celebrated with family. Rudie enjoys gardening and tropical fish. Evelyn loves photography and is active in the church. They have three children and five grandchildren.

50thPATRICIA AND TED KROKOWSKI of Rockville Centre were wed May 12, 1962. They celebrated with a 15-day land and cruise tour of Alaska, the Canadian Yukon and British Columbia. Ted is a retired maintenance mechanic. Pat is a retired customer service representative and office manager. Ted served as a coach, a past president and an original board member of the Oceanside Stallions Hockey and Football Youth Leagues. They enjoy cruising and frequent Walt Disney World visits. They have two children and three grandchildren.

50thDOROTHY AND ANDREW DIBLASI of West Islip, formerly of Elmont, were wed June 2, 1962. They celebrated with family and friends at The Jon Thomas Inne in Brightwaters. Andrew is a retired captain from the New York City Police Department. Dorothy is a homemaker. They have three children and 11 grandchildren.

35thJEAN AND NATALE ZAPPIA of Lynbrook were wed June 18, 1977, and were high school sweethearts. They celebrated with family. They enjoy the beach, gardening and family. They have four children and one grandson.

31stLORRAINE AND STEVEN BATTINO of North Woodmere were wed May 30, 1981. They celebrated with a trip to Hawaii, retracing their honeymoon with stays at hotels on Oahu, Maui and Kauai. They have two children.