Donald J. Wutrick and Patricia L. Wutrick of Sandy Springs Road, Minerva, recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. The former Patricia L. Butch and Donald J. Wutrick were married on Aug. 15, 1952 near East Rochester, Ohio.

Donald was a self-employed excavator and the owner of Donald Wutrick Excavating and then later Wutrick Excavating Inc. He also owned Ohio-West Virginia HydroCarbon Inc. Currently at the age of 90, Donald still operates equipment as an excavator for Whiteleather Farms in Minerva.

Patricia was a homemaker for years and then employed by the North Georgetown Post Office as a postal clerk for over 20 years.

Both Donald and Patricia attended Goshen High School. They have been members of the Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith in Salem for 60 years.

Upon their early retirement they spent their winters in Bonita Springs, Florida and then later Cape Coral, Florida.

They have five children, Randall Wutrick of East Rochester, Dianne Possage of Homeworth, Deborah (Richard) Stoudt of Salem, Shelley Bergman of East Rochester and Andrea (Biaggio) Schiavone of East Rochester. They are blessed with 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.