Engagements, Weddings, and Anniversaries

Emily Durcholz and Evan Olinger have announced they will be married on June 13, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. in St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Jasper, Indiana. Emily is the daughter of Chris and Annette Durcholz of Brazil, Indiana. Evan is the son of Kevin and Mary Sue Olinger of St. Anthony, Indiana...

Marvin Sr. and Geraldine (Geri) Wells of Brazil are celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary. Marvin Wells and Geraldine Walden were married on January 11, 1975, in Carbon United Methodist Church with Ronald Gene Thomas officiating. A reception will be given by the couple’s children held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., January 11, 2020, in the Ebeneezer Church Fellowship Hall. Friends and family are invited, cards only...

Frank & Patsy Rader of Brazil, are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. On December 31, 1959, Patsy Michael and Frank Rader were married in Brazil, Indiana, by Orville Sheese. A reception will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on January 4, 2020, at Ebeneezer Church, Brazil, by their family. Cake and a light lunch will be served. Family and friends are invited to the reception, cards only, please...

Megan Smith and Cotie Bemis plan to be married at Carbon Baptist Church at 3:30 p.m., Oct. 26, 2019. The parents of the bride are David and Tracy Smith of Brownsburg. The parents of the groom are Michael and Dawn Bemis of Carbon. The bride is employed by Terre Haute Regional Hospital and the groom is employed by Great Dane...

On Oct. 2, 1944, Halford K. Mercer married Lela M. Johnson while being stationed at Camp Campbell in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Parents of two children, Sonna Mehne, San Antonio, Texas, Gary Mercer, Greencastle, Indiana, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild, Halford is a World War II veteran and retired from IBM and Mr. and Mrs. Mercer currently reside at The Villas of Holly Brook in Brazil...