Suffolk County anniversaries

50th

HETTA AND DICK EBERL of Northport and Bonita Springs, Fla., were married Jan. 16, 1960. They celebrated with a ski trip in the Adirondacks and a Canadian cruise with their two children, their spouses and seven grandchildren. Dick is a retired aerospace engineer of Grumman in Bethpage. Hetta worked as a teacher.

50th

GINNY AND LARRY RAMSDEN of Islip and Belmont, Vt., celebrated Aug. 20 with a Danube River cruise from Vienna, Austria, through seven countries to Bucharest, Romania. Both are retired from performing and teaching music. They enjoy travel and time with their two children and grandson.

50th

VIRGINIA AND HERMAN SANDLES of Islip, wed Oct. 8, 1960, at St. Anne's Church in Brentwood, celebrated by renewing their vows at a Mass at St. Mary's Church in East Islip, with a reception at the Irish Coffee Pub in East Islip. Herman is a retired lieutenant of the Suffolk County Police Department. Virginia serves in several ministries at St. Mary's. They own Sandles Funeral Home in Islip Terrace and have four children and five grandchildren.

40th

PEGGY AND KURT LUNDQUIST of North Babylon celebrated Sept. 26 at a surprise party at Villa Monaco in West Islip hosted by their family. Kurt is a financial adviser with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in Babylon and is on the board of directors of Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf. Peggy is a researcher at Newsday in Melville. They have three children and seven grandchildren.

40th

CAROL AND JOSEPH

MANZELLA of Holbrook celebrated Oct. 10. A trip to Italy is planned. Joe is U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam and is retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Carol is soon retiring from the Internal Revenue Service in Holtsville. They have three children and five grandchildren.

25th

MAGGIE AND JOHN LAFOND of East Northport celebrated Oct. 13 with a trip to Sedona, Ariz. They have three children and one grandson.

Compiled by Patricia Sollitto