Broers
Harley and Janet Broers, Wellsville, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open reception, hosted by their children, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Ottawa Country Club, 1001 E. Logan St.
Harley Broers and Janet Scott were married Aug. 9, 1959, at the First United Methodist Church in Ottawa.
Harley was employed by Braniff Airways and the Federal Aviation Administration until his retirement in 2001. Janet taught in the Shawnee Mission and Blue Valley school districts and later served as principal of Cordley and Sunflower schools in Lawrence. The couple moved to the family farm in Franklin County after retiring.
They have two daughters, Sharilyn Cromer and husband Bruce, Baldwin City, and Andrea Melanson and husband Dennis, Blue Springs, Mo.; and four grandchildren.