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Maakestad 25th Wedding Anniversary

Maakestad 25th Wedding Anniversary

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Maakestad 25th Wedding Anniversary

Maakestad 25th

Wedding Anniversary

Wendell and Chris (Lensch) Maakestad were married on June 10, 1989 at an

outdoor wedding. They have 3 children, Steve (Kim) Maakestad of Robins, Tonya (Brent) Trudo of Robins and Brian (Carleen) Lensch of

Plymouth, MN. Their

grandchildren are Amaya and Christian Maakestad and Tyler and Megan Trudo. They will celebrate with their family on a Disney Cruise in July.

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