Anniversary
Published 10:15 pm Monday, October 20, 2008
By Staff
Rifenberg
Eugene "Bud" and Ruth Rifenberg, formerly of Niles, celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary recently.
The Rifenbergs were married in Jones, on Oct. 2, 1939, and moved to Niles where Bud opened up the Rifenberg Insurance Agency on the corner of Eighth and Main.
Ruth worked as the school nurse for a few years before devoting herself to raising their three children, Mary Herman of Prestonsburg, Ky., Martha Baez of Ft. Myers, Fla. and Paul Rifenberg of Niles. They have four granddaughters, Tosca Rifenberg of Kalamazoo, Danica (Brian) Shier of Niles, and Meghan and Mariah Rifenberg of St. Joseph. They have also been blessed with three great-granddaughters, Nisa, Amaya, and Kya Shier, all in Niles.
Bud and Ruth currently live in the Clark Retirement Community in Grand Rapids, and well-wishers can write them at 1551 Franklin St. S.E. Apt 3069 in Grand Rapids, MI 49506.