Merlin and Nancy Deiter, Platteville, will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary on Nov. 5 with a bus trip to Branson, Mo.
Merlin drives bus for the Southwest Opportunities Center in Lancaster. Nancy works part-time at Clare Bank in Platteville.
They have five children, Tom (Ramona) Deiter, Phoenix, Ariz., Larry Watchorn Jr., Orlando, Fla., Lisa Lanning, Phoenix, Ariz., Rick (Laura) Watchorn, Eatonton, Ga., and Jerry (Elaine) Watchorn, Sevierville, Tenn.
They have been blessed with eight grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.