EDWARDS 70th

On April 26, 2015, the children of Donivan and Eileen Edwards hosted a celebration in honor of their parents 70th wedding anniversary at the Milton Adventist fellowship hall.

Donivan Edwards and Eileen Bitzer were married Dec. 27, 1944, in Wapato, Wash. Donivan worked at the St. Clair Ranch raising cattle and alfalfa seed. Eileen was a cook at Hartline’s Café in Wapato.

They moved to College Place, Wash., in 1960. Donivan was employed by the Milton Nursery, and Eileen worked part time for Washington Children’s Home Society in Walla Walla, Wash.

They moved to Milton-Freewater, Ore., in 1968, and Donivan went to work for the Steen/Schroeder Wheat Ranch. Eileen joined the staff at Walla Walla College (now University). Donivan retired in 1990, and Eileen retired in 1992. They still reside and maintain their home in Milton-Freewater.

Their family includes daughter, Sandra, who passed away in January 2008; daughter and son-in-law, Twyla and Richard Kruger of Walla Walla, Wash.; 3 grandsons, Timothy, Todd and Tyler; a granddaughter, Tiffany; 5 great-grandsons, Kehlan, Kyle, Noah, Kai and Isaac; and a great-granddaughter, Isabella.