ROCKWELL -- Mr. and Mrs. Edward WITTE of Rockwell will observe their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday with open house from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Lutheran parish Hall in Rockwell. A short program will be presented at 2:30.

The event is for all relatives, friends and neighbors. No formal invitations are being sent.

Mary Ann BERGMAN and Edward WITTE were married May 3, 1911 at the home of the bride's parents near Rockwell. They lived on their farm three miles west of Rockwell until they retired in 1936.

Their four children are Mrs. Lawrence (Iolna) LORENZEN of Sundance, Wyo.; Ivan of Rockwell, Naomi of Mason City and Mrs. Milton (Wilma) HAMANN of McGregor. They have eight grandchildren.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2011