Archived Celebrations

Harold and Marie Asner will have been married 45 years on Aug. 18. The Asners were married on Aug. 18, 1968, in St. Cloud, Minn. Louis Asner, Overland Park, was best man.

Prior to being transferred to the Kansas City area, Harold and Marie lived in Omaha, Neb. Marie was an organist at Temple Israel prior to the 1975 tornado that severely damaged that building. Harold is retired from the Real Estate Division of the U. S. Postal service and is now an access services scheduling assistant and math tutor at Johnson County Community College. Marie is a freelance writer, workshop presenter, nationally published poet and entertainment reviewer with 5,600 bylines.

Mark and Trudy Slatkin will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 3.

In celebration of their anniversary, the couple took a trip in May to Disney World, followed by a Disney cruise. Joining them were their children and spouses, Debbie and Adam Lindenlaub, Overland Park, and Jon and Suzi Slatkin, Stanmore, U.K., along with their grandchildren, Jacob, Noah and Hannah Lindenlaub, and Ollie and Nathan Slatkin. They were also joined by other family members from New York and San Antonio for portions of the trip.

Brian and Sarah Glazer of St. Louis, Mo., announce the birth July 18 of a daughter, Miriam Golda. They are also the parents of Aharon and Chaim Yaakov.

Grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Glazer of Overland Park, Janet Rothman of St. Louis and Tom Felix of Carmel, Calif.

Beth and Jerry Jordan of Leawood announce the engagement of their daughter, Rabbi Leah Greenwald Jordan, to Rabbi Benji Stanley, son of Carol and Jack Stanley of London.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Pola Greenwald and the late Gilbert Greenwald and Marianna Jordan and the late Jack Jordan, Glasco, Kan. She graduated from the University of Kansas Honors Program with a major in English and minors in history and French.

The future groom is the grandson of the late Esme and Cyril Joseph and the late Sophie and Joseph Burnstein. He graduated from Oxford, where he studied English literature.

In July, the future bride and groom were ordained from Leo Baeck College in London and received master’s degrees in Jewish studies from King’s College.

An Oct. 6 wedding at Congregation Beth Torah is planned. After their marriage, the couple will live in London where Rabbi Jordan will be a student and young adult chaplain at the Montague Centre of Liberal Judaism and admissions and recruitment adviser at Leo Baeck College. Rabbi Stanley will be joining the rabbinic team at West London Synagogue.

Steve and Danielle Bordman announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Erin Rose Bordman, at 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 26, at Camp Sabra, Rocky Mount, Mo.

Erin is the granddaughter of Bill and Susan Berk and Lou and Janet Bordman.

Catherine Brewer and Daniel Singer were married on May 26 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego in a ceremony conducted by Rabbi Herbert J. Mandl.

The bride is the daughter of Keely and Dave Brewer, San Diego, and the granddaughter of Patricia and Emory Brazell, San Diego, and Marjorie and the late Edwin Brewer, Worcester, Mass.

The groom is the son of Cindy and Sheldon Singer, and the grandson of Helene and Morton Singer, and the late Janice Block and Irwin Block.

After a honeymoon in Hawaii, the couple reside in Overland Park, where the bride is an attorney at Rouse Hendricks German May, and the groom is an attorney at Shamberg, Johnson and Bergman.

Timothy and Roslyn Dwyer, Lake Lotawana, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Lauren Dwyer, to Nicholas Ryan Nuñez, son of Santiago and Celeste Nuñez, Algonquin, Ill.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Maxine Frank and the late Arthur Frank and William Dwyer Sr. and Sacha McGibbon. She attended the University of Chicago, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology.

The future groom is the grandson of Michael and Carol Singleton and the late Judy Singleton and Guadalupe Nuñez and the late Nicolas Nuñez. He attended the University of Chicago and Princeton University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in international studies and a Master of Arts degree in anthropology. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.

A Sept. 1 wedding at Congregation Beth Torah is planned.

Netta and Joe Krashin of Overland Park announce the engagement of their son, Jeremy Lawrence Krashin, to Julie Elise Zinn, daughter of Harold and Doris Zinn of Chesterfield, Mo.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Jack and Goldie Vegh of Chicago and the late Isadore and Leona Zinn of Chesterfield. She attended the University of Delaware, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in leadership and consumer economics. She is currently a graduate student at DePaul University.

The future groom is the grandson of Fannie Krashin and the late Jack Krashin, Overland Park, and the late David and Paula Schwalb of Omaha, Neb. He attended the University of Kansas, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in strategic communications. He is currently employed as a business development manager at Veritas Health in Deerfield, Ill.

A Nov. 3 wedding in Chesterfield is planned.

Howard and Sherri Kalender of Overland Park announce the engagement of their daughter, Ari Diane Kalender, to Richard Donald Engquist III, son of Deanna and Richard Engquist Jr. of McPherson, Kan.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Stanley and Joyce Kalender and the late Donald and Jeri Conklin. She attended Drake University, earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting. She is currently employed as a revenue agent with the Internal Revenue Service in Overland Park.

The future groom is the grandson of the late Darlene and Richard Engquist Sr. and the late E.J. and Virginia McGuire. He attended Kansas State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He is currently employed as operations manager with Engquist Tractor Service in McPherson.

A January wedding is planned in Kansas City.

Bob and Bette Grossman announce the engagement of their daughter, Abbey Lynn Grossman, to Rudy Joshua Rosen, son of Larry and Sari Rosen, Minneapolis.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Maxine Grossman and the late Gale Grossman and Jean Brown and the late Bernard M. Brown. She attended the University of Texas, Austin, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in communication studies. She is currently employed as a research executive at Brainjuicer Marketing Research in Chicago.

The future groom is the grandson of Shirley Rosen and the late Hyman Rosen and Lois Libby Juster and the late Rudy Becker, all of Minneapolis. He attended the University of Wisconsin earning a BBA degree in real estate, risk management and insurance. He is currently employed as an associate at Capital Markets, Cohen Financial in Chicago.

A Sept. 1 wedding at Intercontinental Hotel is planned.