OTTAWA—Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Schroeder of Ottawa are to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary June 14 with a Mass at 8:30 a.m. at New Cleveland Holy Family. An open house is planned from noon to 2 p.m. in the church basement.  

Mr. Schroeder and the former Esther Schulte were married May 30, 1959, by Father Florian Hartke at Ottawa SS. Peter and Paul.

Mrs. Schroeder is a homemaker and retired from Putnam County Home Care and Hospice. Mr. Schroeder is a farmer and retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation.  

The Schroeders are the parents of six children: Ottawa residents Connie (Dan) Cassidy, Joe (Linda) Schroeder and Steve (Judy) Schroeder and Leipsic residents Larry (Daisy) Schroeder, Rose (Patrick) Inkrott and Dennis (Laura) Schroeder. They have 26 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

The couple requests no gifts, however, an item for the food pantry would be graciously accepted.