A 50th wedding celebration was held recently for Richard and Meta (Mitzi) Schempf at St. Trinity Lutheran Church on Sashabaw Rd. in Clarkston.
Mr. Schempf is the former director of education and youth at St. Trinity.
Their son, The Rev. Michael Schempf, is the chaplain at Bethesda Lutheran Home and resides with his wife Karen in Watertown, Wisconsin.
Their daughter, Joanne, is the wife of Rev. Jeffrey Walsh, pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Monroe, Mich.
The Schempf’s family includes eight grandchildren.
Including members from St. Trinity, guests attended from California, Arizona, Georgia, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan. Joachim Schempf traveled all the way from
Germany.