Two Golden Anniversary celebrations held on 10-day Cruise

Two Golden Anniversary celebrations were held together on a 10 day Caribbean Cruise over the December 23, 2013 – January 1, 2014 holiday season with family members.

Ronald Jerome and Linda Marie (Bancroft) Soiseth were married 50 years ago on May 29, 1964, in New Town, North Dakota. Also celebrating 50 years of marriage were Aloysius Joseph and Madelyn Kay (Lundman) Braun of Bellevue, WA, who were married on November 2nd, 1963, in Malta, MT.

Attending the celebration were Ron and Linda’s daughter and two sons and their seven grandchildren: Patti Bieber, and children, Shelby and Ryan, of Rochester, MN; Scott and Julie Soiseth, and children, Cody, Cory, and Ashley, of Maple Valley, WA; and Shawn and Christina Soiseth, and children, Mackenzie and Kacie, of Maple Valley, WA. Aloysius and Madelyn’s son, Marvin and Ellen Braun, daughter Julie and Scott Soiseth and their three grandchildren, Cody, Cory, and Ashley, also attended the celebration.

Additional guests included Linda’s three sisters, Marilyn Carter, of Cando, ND, Ruth Ann Harvey, of Castle Rock, CO, and Connie Tollefson and husband Alan, of New Town, ND. Also attending were Madelyn’s two brothers, Gary Lundman and wife Maureen, of Glendive, MT, and Dennis Lundman and wife, Linda, of Billings, MT.

A private dinner party was held on the cruise and hosted by their children to honor this very special occasion.

It was a wonderful family reunion and a blessing to have so many loved ones together to share the event.