Suffolk anniversaries

65th

ALICE AND MAURICE PALTROWITZ of Merrick celebrated on March 24 with their two children. They met at a dance in Brooklyn on Christmas in 1945. Maurice was a recruiting officer for the U.S. Army, and Alice was a secretary. They have seven grandchildren and two great-grandsons.

60th

EILEEN AND TOM COOK of Wantagh were married April 22, 1950. Tom is a retired New York City Police sergeant, and Eileen is a homemaker. They volunteer together and separately at various church and community organizations. Tom is a Knights of Columbus member. They have eight children, 22 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

60th

NETTIE AND MIKE MINELLA of Mount Sinai were married April 16, 1950. Mike is a retired accountant and a World War II veteran, having served on the Navy aircraft carrier Shangri-La. Nettie is a homemaker and a volunteer at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson. They have three married sons, seven grandchildren and two great-grandsons.

50th

EILEEN AND HANK HULL of Port Jefferson were married April 17, 1960. A family cruise to Bermuda is planned for July. They originally lived upstate; their occupations brought them to Long Island in the late 1950s. they are teachers by trade, and their love for children is common ground and a foundation for their lives. They are active in local volunteer organizations. Eileen and Hank raised three daughters. They have seven grandchildren.

50th

CLARE AND JOHN HELLDORFER of Centerport were married Feb. 20, 1960. They celebrated with a renewal of vows at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church in Centerport. A party was given by their three children at Mill Pond House in Centerport. John is a retired tax manager, and Clare is a retired church secretary. They have six grandchildren.

50th

RUTH AND WALTER LOUDER, longtime Central Islip residents, were married April 3, 1960. They celebrated at H.R. Singleton's in Bethpage. Walter was in the U.S. Air Force, serving part of his tour in Japan, and is retired from the New York City Transit Police. Ruth retired as a senior telephone operator for Stony Brook University Medical Center. They have two children and four grandchildren.

Compiled by Patricia Sollitto