Life

Births published in the Courier for the week of May 31, 2020.

Rolland and Mary Herrick of Prescott were married June 6, 1955, in Wilmar, Minnesota.

Bonnie and John Knickerbocker were in married in Compton, California, on June 3, 1950.

Births published in the Courier for the week of May 24, 2020.

Earl and Ellen Peek met at a birthday party for a friend. The next week Earl called and asked Ellen for a date to the Ice Follies.

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff are operating in the Indo-Pacific region, postured to support the Navy’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in port in Guam.

Yvonne W. Morgan, a fourth generation native of Prescott, born May 6, 1920, celebrated her 100th birthday three days early with a drive-by birthday party on Sunday May 3, 2020.

Gene and Barbara Polk will celebrate their 66th wedding anniversary on May 15, 2020.

Don and Patty Shemenske recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

Jim and Carleen Lowrey have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They met while working together and were married April 16, 1960.

On this Mother’s Day, Tiana Costello of Prescott delights in a family that five years ago expanded in a way she never imagined but now considers a gift of love beyond compare.

For some Prescott High seniors, the road to graduation is not smooth – there are bumps and obstacles they must endure and push through to reach the finish line, be it health, learning disabilities, family life, or other life challenges.

Richard and Gail McNeeley of Prescott were married May 3, 1980, in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the Scottsdale Baptist Church.

Richard (Rick) and Diane (Bikerdyke) Nielson met while working in Yellowstone National Park in 1966. They were married April 1, 1970, after a 15-month deployment in Vietnam for Rick.

Leo Forest Efrein, a boy, was born Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Yavapai Regional Medical Center.

Marva Goodman, who has been serving banking customers for 20 years, retired Friday, May 1, 2020, and was celebrated with a “socially distanced” gathering.

Birth announcements from the past week, April 26, 2020.

The Yavapai College community already was bursting with pride after 12 students earned lucrative All-Arizona Academic Team scholarships this year.

Prescott Police and Fire units gave a special parade of public safety vehicles to honor Anna Rensi, on her 105th Birthday on April 15, 2020.

Birth announcements from the past week, April 19, 2020.

Hazel Bell Farr, Mariana Noemi Martinez, Koby Bladimir Guerra, Montgomery Lane Morris, River Phoenix Griffin, and Averyl Freya Carey.

Tim and Colleen Brummett of Prescott Valley, Arizona announce the wedding of their son, Austin, to Samantha Lyerly, daughter of Walter and Tinnie Mclain of Perkinston, Mississippi.

The student of the week is a 5th grade, 4-feet-7 inch tall, 82-pounds bundle of imagination and fun. His name is Conner Burger.

U.S. Navy Ensign Hannah Mauldin of Prescott, stationed on the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell in the South China Sea, utilizes a stadimeter while standing on the bridge wing, according to a news release.

Birth announcements: Week of April 5, 2020.