WELKLIN 70th

Philip and Claire Welklin celebrated 70 years of marriage on June 24, 2021, as family and close friends joined them for a special anniversary dinner.

Philip Welklin met Claire Lundquist at Emanuel Missionary College (now known as Andrews University). They married on June 24, 1951, in Berrien Springs, Michigan.

Philip pastored churches in Indiana, Colorado, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. Claire taught elementary school for many years.

They are now enjoying retirement in Medford, Oregon.

The Welklin family includes Lynda and Marcus Montgomery of Glendale, Arizona; and a grandchild.