Mr., Mrs. Shafer celebrate 60th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Q. Shafer of Greensboro were honored on their 60th wedding anniversary at a dinner held Saturday at the Greensboro Fire Hall for family and friends. They were married in Oakland, Md., on May 11, 1947, on Mother’s Day.
Mrs. Shafer is the daughter of the late James and Gertrude Hayes Buchanan. She is a housewife and homemaker.
Mr. Shafer is the son of the late Jesse and Opal Curry Shafer.
He retired with 32 years of service from the Army Corps of Engineers.
He was also employed with Commercial Hydraulics in Monessen, and had retirement from Mon General Hospital as a supervisor in the housekeeping department.
They have a daughter, Linda J. and husband, Joseph Kois Jr., a granddaughter, Michelle R. Ryczak, and two great-granddaughters, Christal R. and Rhianna M. Ryczek, all of Greensboro.