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John and Louise Godkin of Carpinteria will celebrate 50 years of marriage later this month. Louise, a nurse, and John, a contractor, were married on Dec. 16, 1972, at All Saints by the Sea Church in Montecito. 

Dolly Sanchez Montalvo and Willie Montalvo celebrate 55 years of marriage this year. The couple married on Nov. 23, 1967. 

Robert and Josie (Jaimes) Garcia of Carpinteria are celebrating 60 years of marriage together. 

John Welty and Vera Albrecht Welty of Carpinteria are celebrating 65 years of marriage in an upcoming Sept. 3 celebration at their home, along with their children, grandchildren and other family members. The couple have four children – Karen Graf, John Welty Jr., Alain Welty and Marc Welty –…

Robert and Christine (Carter) Thompson of Meadow Circle in Carpinteria will celebrate 50 years of marriage this month. The couple was married on July 22, 1972, in Palo Alto, California. The Thompsons have two children, Geoff and Erin, and four grandchildren. 

Victor Alarcon and Lucia Alarcon Gutierrez celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 14, alongside family and friends. The Carpinteria couple has five children together – Marisol, Caroline, Marco, Rebecca and Natalia – and 15 grandchildren.

Joaquin and Sukie Ornelas will celebrate 58 years of marriage on April 27. Joaquin and Sukie have three children, Joaquin Jr., Danny and Jorge and two grandchildren. Due to this year’s unique circumstances, they will celebrate their union with family.

Joseph and Yvonne Velasquez will celebrate 60 years of marriage on April 8. Joseph and Yvonne have three children, Joe, Dina and Denise and six grandsons (one deceased), three granddaughters, five great-grandsons and three great-granddaughters. The family plans to have a reunion to celebrate…

Joe and Kim (Casselman) Franken were married on Nov. 10, 1990 at Casa Dorinda in Montecito. Their close friends and Casa Dorinda residents attended their wedding and Judge James Pattillo performed the ceremony. It was one of less than three weddings that have been held at Casa Dorinda. Joe i…

Cullen and Dorothea (Dottie) Deck were married on Aug. 27, 1955 at San Pedro Methodist Church. The couple met in seventh grade at Narbonne High School in Lomita, California, and began dating as seniors. They moved to Carpinteria 50 years ago when Cullen became Assistant Principal at Carpinte…

Michael and Laura Cleary were married on Aug. 13, 1960, at the Sacred Heart Church of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. It was the start of 60 wonderful years, said Michael, married to “the perfect girl.” The Clearys moved to a Shepard Mesa home in Carpinteria 22 years ago…

Former Carpinteria residents Lescher and Dorothy Dowling will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on July 16. The couple first met at a Barn Dance at Carpinteria High School in 1942. 

Tom and Pam (Toniatti) Bollinger will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 27. The Carpinteria couple has two children, Todd and Patrick Bollinger. Due to the pandemic, they will have a quiet celebration at home and via Zoom with their family and friends. 

KC Collins and Greg Novak celebrate 20 years of marriage since their wedding under a magical banyan tree in Waimea on leap day in 2000. The couple recalls that the ceremony was short, but the celebration with friends and family lasted for five days. Collins, the manager of Cate Campus Store,…

Bob and Pat Wingate of Carpinteria celebrated 50 years of marriage at The Ranch House in Ojai. The couple was married on Nov. 8, 1969, at First Baptist Church in Oak View, California, and moved to Carpinteria in 1986. The Wingates have two daughters, Lanell Wingate and Jen Kelly, a son-in-la…

Art and Magda Overgaag of Carpinteria celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary surrounded by their four children, Leo (Suzette) of Palm Desert, Ellen (Cary) Seyle of Santa Barbara, Pete (Shelley) of Santa Barbara, and Karin (Sean) Connolly of Santa Barbara, their 10 grandchildren and three …

Lisa Guravitz and Fred Shaw of Carpinteria will celebrate their 40-year anniversary on Aug. 11, 2019. Guravitz is a Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District Boardmember, and Shaw is a Carpinteria City Councilmember and the former Mayor of Carpinteria. The couple has one son, Anthony, …

Bonnie Donovan met her husband-to-be Larry Donovan on the day he got out of the Marines after the Korean War.  “I never got to see him in uniform,” she said. The couple were married at St. Joseph Chapel in Carpinteria in 1954 and are celebrating 65 years of marriage on Thursday, June 20. The…

Joe and Lucy Overgaag celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 2. The couple were married in Lucy’s hometown of Schipluiden in the Netherlands. They moved with their four children to Carpinteria in 1978, where they started and operated Westerlay Roses up until Joe’s retirement.

Norman and Mary Cota of Carpinteria will celebrate 60 years of marriage on March 14. The Cotas were married at the Santa Barbara Court House on March 14, 1959. The Cota’s family has grown over the years and today they have four children, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  

Julia Cota Stuber and Richard Stuber celebrated 26 years of marriage on March 13. The Stubers were married in 1993 in Nevada. The Stubers have two daughters, Courtney Toth and Hannah Stuber, and two grandchildren. Julia works for United Airlines and Richard is a construction worker for Mitch…

Golden Anniversary

Judith (Williams) and Bernard Jones of Carpinteria recently celebrated 60 years of marriage. Judith is a retired nurse practitioner and Bernard is a retired registered nurse. Both were also K9 trainers. The Joneses have two sons, Christopher and Steven, both in Carpinteria, and two grandchildren.  

Art and Nina Taylor celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a celebration party held on Sept 3 at the Carpinteria Lions Club Park. It was attended by about 75 friends and family, some of whom traveled from as far away as Vermont.