GODFREY - Dr. John and Eula (Bushey) Klockenkemper of Godfrey are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. The couple exchanged their wedding vows April 7, 1956, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Grafton with the Rev. Fr. Shehee officiating.

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He is a retired dentist and practiced in Rosewood Heights, East Alton, until his retirement. She worked at Ryerson Steel until their marriage.

The couple has nine children and 24 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. They are the parents of Patricia (Thomas) Morrissey of Alton, Karen (Thomas) Hanrahan, Susan (Thomas) Ontis of Brevard NC, John (Jacqueline) Klockenkemper of Godfrey, James (Christl) Klockenkemper of Godfrey, Linda Klockenkemper of Chesterfield, Mo., Robert (Maria) Klockenkemper of Green Park, Mo., Mary (Allen) Campbell of Alton and Emily (Eric) Miller of Woodland, CA.

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