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Anniversaries: Brandt-50th

Staff reports
Mr. and Mrs. John Brandt of Springfield celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family gathering and dinner Saturday at the Bavarian Lodge in Lisle. Brandt and the former Elly Hauf were married Aug. 19, 1961, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Evanston by the Rev. Samuel Rathke.

Mr. and Mrs. John Brandt of Springfield celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family gathering and dinner Saturday at the Bavarian Lodge in Lisle.

Brandt and the former Elly Hauf were married Aug. 19, 1961, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Evanston by the Rev. Samuel Rathke.

Mr. Brandt retired from Illinois Bell Telephone Co. as a civil engineer. Mrs. Brandt retired as a teacher from Springfield School District 186 and as a student teacher supervisor from the University of Illinois Springfield.

They are the parents of three children, Scott Brandt of Sherman; Todd (wife, Karen) Brandt of Naperville; and Mark (wife, Julie) Brandt of Lemont.

There are six grandchildren, Lauren, Elliott, Erika, John, Jenna and Charlie.

Mr. and Mrs. John Brandt of Springfield celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family gathering and dinner Saturday at the Bavarian Lodge in Lisle. Brandt and the former Elly Hauf were married Aug. 19, 1961, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Evanston by the Rev. Samuel Rathke.