Anniversary
Donald Mertens & Renilda Epple
August 3, 1957
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mertens, Taos, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Saturday with a Mass at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, followed by a family dinner, hosted by their family. Donald Mertens and Renilda Epple were married August 3, 1957, at St. Peters Catholic Church, Jefferson City. The late John Buchanan officiated. They were attended by JoAnn (Poetker) Borgmeyer, St. Charles; Marie (Finke) Kliendienst, Jefferson City; Mary Ann (Schulte) Dunn, Springfield; Mary (Mertens) Jenkins, Boonville; Bernard Mertens, Columbia; James Dunn, Springfield; Larry Schrimpf, Wardsville, and the late Orval Epple. Mr. and Mrs. Mertens have four children: Donna Linnenbrink and her husband Rick, Taos; Doug Mertens and his wife Marcey, Columbia; Diane Wehrle and her husband Mike, Jefferson City; and Denise Conner and her husband Herb, Taos. They also have eight grandchildren: Chloe (Wehrle) Herbst, Morgan Conner, Zachary Mertens, Ben Conner, Presley Wehrle, Elizabeth Conner, Keegan Wehrle, and Emily Mertens. Their first great-grandchild is expected in late August.