Out-of-town guests traveled from Wisconsin, Illinois and Arizona to celebrate their special occasion.

Ken and the former Anita Motto were married May 9, 1959, at St. George Catholic Church in Bark River. Attendants were Janice Bal, sister of the bride; Barbara Bailey, friend; Deana Kauffman, cousin of the bride; Sherry Hansen, sister of the groom; Glenn Jamar, friend; Tony Otradovec, cousin of the bride, and John Hafeman, friend. Clary Veeser, sister of the bride, was the flowergirl.

Ken is retired as an operating engineer for Fox Valley Construction. He also owned a Christmas tree business, which is still family-owned. Ken’s hobbies include restoring antique tractors.

Anita, a busy homemaker, helped manager the family tree farm business. She enjoys gardening and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Ken and Anita DuBois

The couple has two daughters, Lisa (Jay) Farley of Spalding and Denise (Todd) Kammerzelt of Sheboygan, Wis. and son, Greg (Lynn) DuBois of Spalding. They have seven grandchildren, Kenlyn (Mike) Laureys of Whitmore Lake, Mich., Jayson Farley of Spalding, Adam (Jessica) DuBois of Spalding, Alissa (Kevin) Callahan of Carey, Caitlin (Scott) Murphy of Sheboygan, Wis. and Ashley (Rick) Westrate of Lincoln Park, Ill. and six great-grandchildren, Owen and Madelyn Laureys, Timmy DuBois, Harper and Henry Murphy and Scout Opgenorth.