Gerings celebrating 60th anniversary

Gayle and Gaynel Gering will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on June 21.

Gaynel is the daughter of Ted and Mildred Wellsandt and Gayle is the son of Joe and Pearl Gering. The couple was married in 1958 at the Lutheran Church in Ritzville.

They began their married life in Moses Lake where Gayle worked as the head mechanic at the Sugar Beet factory. Gaynel worked at the school district office, then later at the high school as secretary to the principal and vice principal.

They moved to Ritzville in 1964 with their young family and became third generation farmers where they still re...