Bonnie and Ralph Hemker

First Posted: 2/9/2015

ROTONDA WEST, FL — Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hemker, of Rotonda West, Florida, formerly of Delphos, will celebrate 60 years of marriage Feb. 19, 2015. A Mass and family cruise is planned for February and a Mass and Open House in Delphos is scheduled for May.

Hemker and the former Yvonne “Bonnie” Kill were married Feb. 19, 1955 at St. John Catholic Church in Landeck, by Father Robert Knoepfle.

They are the parents of five daughters, Kathy (Dave) Rose, Judy (Chuck) Spieles, Jane (Kevin) Backus, all of Delphos, Deb (Craig) Huffman of Nokomis, Florida, and Eileen (Chad) Shellenbarger of Lima. They have 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Ralph is retired from Kill Brothers Company of Delphos and Bonnie is a homemaker.