2013 Life Archive Stories

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Rose celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on Saturday, March 30th. They married on April 1, 1938, in Gila Bend, Arizona. Rose is a retired farmer and his wife is a homemaker. They have four children, Roger (deceased) wife, Hilda Rose, Buddy (Donna) Rose, June (Mike) Aivazian and Julene (Mitch) Garcia. There are eleven gr

Howard and Carolyn Householder celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on May 9th, 2013. They were married in Covington, Indiana in 1963. They have 3 sons, Brian, Keith, and Eric and five grandchildren, Stephanie, Katie, Ryan, Mariah and Hannah.

Mike and Lori O'Kelley, of Yuma, would like to announce the engagement of their son, Coby Stone O'Kelley to Nicole Jonelle Staib, the daughter of Robin  Staib and Jon Staib, of Huntington Beach, CA. Coby is a Kofa High School graduate and served 5 years in the U.S. Navy. He is employed with Western Allied Mechanical. Nicole is currently att

Nidia Villanueva celebrated her bridal shower this past Saturday, March 16, 2013. Family and friends attended to her surprise party, organized by her mother and sisters. There was fun entertainment, goodies, and many presents. Soon to be groom Jake Obradovich; Wedding date, April 13, 2013.

Happy Anniversary! Cal and Julia Roberts celebrated 50 years together. They were married in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania on the 24th of March, 1963. They have two sons & one daughter; Kenneth Roberts of Williamsburg, VA, Darryl Roberts of Peoria, AZ, Deanna (Roberts) and Sean Hawkinson of Morrison, CO. Cal & Julia h

Ruth Renecker and Ray Ukura, high school sweethearts, eloped and married on March 18, 1953. Both were born and raised on the Cuyuna Range in Crosby, MN. Ray worked a variety of jobs (i.e. delivering milk and washing beer glasses at Rainier brewery) to put himself thru college. He attended the University of Minnesota and graduated from the Univer

The Valenzuela family would like to announce the engagement of Melissa Valenzuela to Joseph Waco. Joseph proposed to Melissa at her home in front of her family on Valentines Day. The couple plan to marry on March 22, 2014 at I.C. Church. We'd like to wish the couple many years of happiness and joy.

The engagement of Janelle Marie Kulpa to Ryan Keith Seals is announced by her parents Jerry and Sue Kulpa of San Diego, former Yuma residents. Miss Kulpa graduated from YCHS in 2004 and is a 2008 graduate of Loyola Marymount University with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology.  Mr. Seals is a 2007 graduate of USC with dua

Happy Anniversary Kay and Ken Brittain celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary (60th) on March 3rd. The couple met in Cody, Wyoming their Freshman year in high school. Their first date was the Sadie Hawkins dance during high school, Junior year. On a designated day, the girls chased the boys and went to the Sadie Hawkins dance with

Joe and Adele Zaleha celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with family and friends at the Yuma Golf and Country Club on Sunday, February 3rd. The couple met in 1946 while Joe was in the Army and stationed in Italy. They were married on February 5th, 1948 in Italy. The couple then moved to Connecticut where they raised their 2 daughte

Ms. Cecilia Young is pleased to announce the engagement of her son, Charles Maurice Parsels, to Kaitlyn Marie Summers, daughter of Michael and Julie Summers of Warrenville, IL. The bride-to-be graduated magna cum laude from Benedictine University in Lisle, IL and currently works as a Pre-Pack Coordinator at Edward Don Inc. in Woodridge,

Bill and Vicki Scott are pleased to announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Allyson Jeffrey Scott to Luis Alberto Holguin, son of Luis Alberto Holguin Sr. and Griselda Molina Colunga. Allyson and Luis met in their hometown of Yuma. Allyson graduated from the Art Institute of Phoenix with a Bachelors of Art in Interior Design a