1946 – 2026 Watching Steinbach Grow: March 12, 1948 – Sisters share 50th wedding anniversary celebration

It is indeed a rare opportunity for The Carillon News to publish a photo of three couples who all have been married more than 50 years.

The Dueck sisters joined their husbands at the head table this month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mr and Mrs P.D. Kroeker. Peter and Elizabeth Kroeker, farmers in the Steinbach district, were married March 10, 1898.

Elizabeth was the third of the Dueck sisters to reach the golden wedding anniversary milestone. Abraham R. Penner and Susanna Dueck (at left) were married August 12, 1894, and Henry R. Reimer and Helena Dueck (at right) were married October 18, 1896.

All three Dueck sisters were 18 when they married. Their parents were Mr and Mrs Peter Dueck of Kleefeld.