Alven and Marilyn Osting will be celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary on July 4, 2022. Alven and Marilyn were married July 4,1952 at Delphos St. John’s Church in Delphos.

They also will each be celebrating their 90th birthdays later this year. Marilyn was born October 28, 1931 and Alven was born November 15, 1931. They share four boys and one girl, Phil, Jeff, Rob, Chris and Cheryl.

Marilyn (Brunn) graduated from Bluffton High School in 1950 and went to nursing school at Lima St. Rita’s Hospital. She spent many years working at Stouder and Dettmer hospitals. Marilyn retired from Premier Health. She is presently a patient in Freedom Court at Springmead Health Center, Tipp City.

Alven graduated from Delphos St. John’s High School in 1950 and then attended University of Dayton. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1952 during the Korean War and spent four years as a Hospital Corpsman and X-ray technician. He was discharged in 1955. He worked 39 years as a grocery and meat salesman. He retired in 1992 from Sara Lee Corp.