Anniversary
Joseph Loethen & Evelyn Bax
November 12, 1966
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Loethen, Jefferson City, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in July with a two week European trip to France, England, Spain and Portugal, that included a one week Disney cruise, hosted by the couple and family. Joseph Loethen and Evelyn Bax were married November 12, 1966, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, St. Elizabeth. Monsignor Bernard Boessen, uncle of the groom, officiated. They were attended by June (Bode) Groner, St. Thomas; Susan Verhoff, deceased; Sharon (Dawson) Bax, St. Charles; Rosalyn (Loethen) Wieberg, St. Thomas; Rosetta (Bax) Sommers, Barnett; Rosanna (Bax) Bisges, Jefferson City; Thomas Loethen Jr., deceased; Gilbert Schellman, St. Thomas; Robert Bax, St. Charles; and Ronald Verhoff, Ballwin. Mr. and Mrs. Loethen have three children: Tim Loethen and his wife Sirad Farah Loethen, Leigh Ann Nelson and her husband Clint Nelson, and Michelle Baker and her husband Tom Baker. They also have five grandchildren: Nicole Nelson, Natalie Nelson, Siman Loethen, Sam Baker, and Cecilia Baker.