Anniversaries
October 27, 2021

Local couple celebrates 70th anniversary

By From JT Staff Reports


Robert E. and Luella L. (Kramer) Conklin are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. The couple was married on Oct. 27, 1951 in Ostrander. After he served three years in the U.S. Air Force, the couple started Conklin Dairy Farms. They have two children, Cheryl (Dr. John) Dimar and Gary (Nancy) C...

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By From JT Staff Reports 
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