Holquists mark 50th anniversary at Poland Library
NEW MIDDLETOWN -- Poland Library was the setting at 4 p.m. Sept. 11 for a dinner party in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Louis Holquist, 10517 Main St., on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Invitations for the event were extended by the couple's children, Debra Huelsman of Wellington, Wanda Jernigan of New Middletown and Robert Holquist of Bluffton, S.C. There are seven grandchildren.
Mr. Holquist and the former Gail Ann Osborne were united in marriage Sept. 10, 1955, at the Chapel of Friendly Bells in Youngstown. The couple are members of Zion Lutheran Church.
A Korean War veteran, Mr. Holquist served with the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. He retired in 1980 as a foreman with U.S. Steel, Ohio Works.