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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Wendling

HJ and Fran Wendling will celebrate their 50th anniversary on April 15, 2011.

HJ and Fran Bellendier were married on April 15, 1961 at Sacred Heart Church in Oelwein, IA.

They have three daughters: Ann (Bob) Schnurr of Des Moines, IA, Jane Jensen of Pleasant Hill, IA, and Connie (John) Arend of Independence, IA, along with grandchildren Joe & Taylor Jensen, and Ryan & Madison Arend.

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