Connells mark 51st anniversary at family dinner

AUSTINTOWN

Ray and Bobbie Connell of Austintown celebrated the 51st anniversary of their wedding with a dinner at Ruby Tuesday hosted by their daughters, Cheryl (James) Nichols and Holly (Michael) Lacosky.

The couple also have five grandchildren.

The former Bobbie Gates and Mr. Connell were married Feb. 16, 1963, in Youngstown.

She retired in 1998 as a hairdresser-instructor, and he works at Alcon Mechanical in Niles.