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Kaczmareks celebrate 50th
Mike and Helen Kaczmarek celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 12 at their home in Helena.
The celebration was attended by their children and families from Helena, Boise, Idaho, and Florence, Arizona, Helen’s brother and niece from Bozeman, a brother and sister from Great Falls, a niece from Missoula and many friends from the Helena area as well as friends from the Shelby area.
Mike and Helen were married in Great Falls and three weeks later were in Thailand, where Mike was stationed with the U.S. Army. Helen worked in the Department of the Army as a civilian executive secretary for the local troop command.
After 15 months in Thailand and two years at Fort Lewis, Washington, Mike returned to graduate school in Bozeman. In 1974, Mike was employed as the geologist for Morrison-Maierle in Helena, where he became the water resources department head in the 1980s.
In 1987, Mike took a leave of absence to work in the Sultanate of Oman, where he and the family lived for six years, the children going to school in Muscat in Oman and for the last four years, at a school in the United Arab Emirates.
Mike and Helen moved back to Helena in 1993 with their children, and Mike resumed work at Morrison-Maierle as the chief geologist. He still works part-time on selected projects. Helen and Mike have been active in the Church of Christ in Helena and Helen has been a member of local quilting groups while working for Montana Sign Works and later for 13 years as an insurance technician with the state auditor’s office.
Lewises celebrate 50th
Larry Lewis and Karen Hagen were married at St. John’s Lutheran Church on March 14, 1969. They recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a dinner party at The Brewhouse hosted by their three children. Special guests were Karen’s mother, Esther Hagen, and Gary and Karen Johnson, who were also present at their wedding 50 years ago.
Larry and Karen raised their family in Helena. Larry worked for the U.S. Forest Service and Karen spent over 25 years working in the administration offices of the Helena Public Schools. After retirement, the couple became involved in the antiques business and has enjoyed traveling around the country looking for unique items and participating in antiques shows around the area. In addition to antiques, they enjoy their home, church, hobbies and family.
Larry and Karen have been blessed with a great family, which includes daughter Kellie Goodwin McBride (Peter), their six children and three grandchildren; son Scott Lewis (Carmen Bensink) and their son; and daughter Heather McNeil (RJ) and their four children.
