Mr. And Mrs. Lashaw Rockford

Clement and Genevieve LaShaw, Rockford, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary next Sunday with a reception from 2-4:30 p.m. at the St. Joseph’s Parish Hall in Rockford.

Hosts for the event will be their daughters and spouses: Ceci and John Richardson, Medical Lake; Mary and Rod Jacot, Rockford; Phyllis and Dan Rockstrom, Spokane; and Jackie and Brian Faire, Shelton, Wash.

Married May 18, 1945, in Camp Lejenue, N.C., the LaShaws have nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.