Förster 50th

FÖRSTER 50th

Klaus and Madelaine Förster celebrated 50 years of marriage on July 16, 2017, with a small dinner with their daughter, Erika, plus her family and the couple's friends in Walla Walla, Wash.

Klaus was born and raised in Germany and met Madelaine Philips when he came to the U.S. to go to school. Madelaine and her mother met Klaus in church and invited him home for lunch.

Klaus and Madelaine married in Madelaine’s home town of Council Bluffs, Iowa, on July 16, 1967. They spent their honeymoon traveling to Milo Adventist Academy in Days Creek, Ore., where Klaus had accepted a teaching position. Several years later, they took a second honeymoon to Germany, where they have made frequent trips over the years.

Klaus taught Bible, world history and German at Milo Academy until he retired in June 2007. Madelaine worked as a registered nurse until she retired in 2013. They lived on the Milo campus for several years before moving a mile away from the school. They still live near Milo on land they purchased as a small family in 1975.

The Försters enjoy gardening and visiting with their children and grandchildren. Their family includes Erika and Brandon Miller of College Place, Wash.; Ingrid Chapman of Winston, Ore.; 3 grandchildren and a step-grandchild.