Mr., Mrs. Schisler are honored at surprise party

A surprise party June 27 with family and friends honored Mr. and Mrs. Wade Schisler of Austintown for their 65th wedding anniversary.

The event took place at Millstone Retreat in Columbiana. Hosting were the couple’s sons and daughters-in-law, Pete and Suzanne Schisler of Greenford, and Richard and Dinah Schisler of Woodstock, Ill.

The former Vivian Knauf and Mr. Schisler exchanged marriage vows June 18, 1950, in West Austintown Methodist Church.

Their other children and their spouses are Randy and Barb Schisler of Youngstown and Rita and Jim McClung of Canfield.

The family also includes nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Schisler is a homemaker.

Mr. Schisler worked for 45 years at the Mahoning Farm Bureau in Canfield, where he was a branch manager, and 20 years at Lane Funeral Home in Austintown. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

They were members of Wickliffe Christian Church until it closed.