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39th wedding anniversary of Paul and Marge Banfell, 1974

Also Paul and Marge Banfell anniversary · Banfell anniversary dinner

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TypeEvent
Date1974-12-14
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1974-12-14
Kind
Marriage
Participants
Paul Banfell (participant) · Marge Banfell (participant)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
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Summary

Paul and Marge Banfell celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary at a dinner party for 20 at their club in Elkhart, Indiana, on December 14, 1974. The notice describes a surprise flight arranged by Larry and Jean Banfell for Dick and Jean LaFreniere.

Evidence and limits

The report does not provide a marriage certificate, exact marriage date, club name, flight record, or complete guest identities. The approximately 39-year duration is not converted into an inferred marriage date.

Sources

  1. Reports a dinner party for 20 at Paul and Marge Banfell’s club in Elkhart, Indiana, on Saturday December 14, celebrating their 39th wedding anniversary. Larry and Jean Banfell arranged a surprise flight for Dick and Jean LaFreniere; the notice also names Don and Susan, George and Martha Miller, Larry and Jeannie, and Ray Ziegert in the surprise sequence. It does not provide a marriage certificate, venue name, flight record, or complete guest identities.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “39th wedding anniversary of Paul and Marge Banfell, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/39th-wedding-anniversary-of-paul-and-marge-banfell-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1974, “Happy Anniversary.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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