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Carl J. and Sandra S. Holmgren celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 11, 2016.

They were married in Saint Mary’s Church of the Maternity, Wilkes-Barre, June 11, 1966 by the late Reverend Edmund Adamkiewicz.

Sandra is the daughter of the late Chester and Leona Kijek Kumor. Carl is the son of the late Knut Thorwald Holmgren and Marie Fischer Holmgren Wenger.

They are parents of three children: MSG Carl ll, stationed in Germany, Melanie and fiancé, John Gallagher, Parsons and Matthew and his wife, Jean, Larksville. They have three grandchildren: Nicholas, Sven and Emma.

Carl worked locally in the HVAC design field and retired from Power Engineering Corp. Sandra, an RN, is a graduate of Pittston Hospital School of Nursing and was employed by Wyoming Valley Hospital, NPW Hospital and retired from the American Red Cross Blood Services.

The couple is planning a trip to Germany.

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