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Robert and Karen Merashek 50th Wedding Anniversary

Sunday, August 4, 2019

Robert and Karen Merashek 50th Wedding Anniversary

Robert and Karen Merashek

50th Wedding Anniversary

Robert and Karen were married Aug. 2, 1969 at the Marion Christian Church. They have two daughters, Molly (Philip) Coetzee and Amanda (Josh) Schumacher; and two granddaughters, Madelaine Forbes and Ella (Calvin) Strapp.

They celebrated with a trip to Paris, Prague and Rome.

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