Anniversaries
January 29, 2021

Local couple celebrates 50th anniversary

By From JT Staff Reports


Edwin George Eirich and Rebecca Sue Shirk were married on Jan. 29, 1971 by the Rev. Donald Bachman at Trinity Lutheran Church. He retired after 43 years as an Inspector at Parker Hannifin and she is the Administrative Professional IV for the Warden of the Ohio Reformatory for Women. They are the p...

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