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Celebrations

Shaun Hayden Berens

Berens Birth

Published April 17, 2014

 Shawn Michael and Maxine Lynn Berens are the proud parents of the birth of their son, Shaun Hayden Berens, born at 9:30 p.m. Feb. 23, 2014 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Ill., weighing 8 pounds 3...

Rebecca Daniels Levy Seth Andrew Williams    

Levy-Williams Engagement

Published April 17, 2014

Rebecca Daniels Levy, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Levy of St. Louis, and Seth Andrew Williams of St. Louis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams of St. Louis, have announced their engagement. She...

Tiffany Michelle Pittman and Zachary Howard Horwitz  

Pittman-Horwitz Engagement

Published April 16, 2014

Tiffany Michelle Pittman of Brooklyn, N.Y., daughter of Mike and Laurie Pittman of Marseilles, Ill. and Zachary Howard Horwitz of Brooklyn, N.Y., son of David Horwitz and Jane Horwitz of St. Louis, have...

Julie Elise Zinn and Jeremy Lawrence Krashin 

Zinn-Krashin Wedding

Published April 2, 2014

Julie Elise Zinn, daughter of Doris and Harold Zinn of Chesterfield, and Jeremy Lawrence Krashin, son of Joseph and Netta Krashin of Overland Park, Kan., were married Nov. 3, 2013 at the Double Tree by...

Lily Hanna Rudman 

Rudman Bat Mitzvah

Published April 2, 2014

Lily Hanna Rudman, daughter of Douglas and Caryn Rudman of St. Louis, will become a bat mitzvah in April, 2014 at United Hebrew Congregation. Lily is the sister of Aaron Rudman, age 19, and Joshua Rudman,...

Dereak-Levin Wedding

Dereak-Levin Wedding

Published March 19, 2014

Peggy Dereak and Larry Levin were married on January 4, 2014 in a ceremony at Ambruster Great Hall in Clayton, where Rabbi Randy Fleisher officiated. Ms. Dereak’s daughter Miranda Dereak served as maid...

Chappell-Serrano Engagement

Chappell-Serrano Engagement

Published March 13, 2014

Chappell-Serrano, Jr. Engagement Laura Elizabeth Chappell, daughter of Robert and Sherry Chappell of Littleton, Colo., and Arturo Serrano, Jr., son of Arturo and Araceli Serrano of Rio Rico, Ariz., have...

Hessen-Baker Wedding

Hessen-Baker Wedding

Published March 12, 2014

Helen (Aunt Honey) Hessen, daughter of the late Dr. Kalmun and Florence Krame of St. Louis and Dr. Carl Baker, son of the late Alex and Belle Baker of Evansville, Ind. were married January 19, 2014 at...

David John Segall

David John Segall Bar Mitzvah

Published March 12, 2014

David John Segall, son of Robyn and Keith Segall of Lohman, Mo. became a bar mitzvah October 5, 2013 at Congregation Beth Shalom in Columbia, Mo. He is a seventh grader at Thomas Jefferson Middle School...

Ferdman-Didier Engagement

Ferdman-Didier Engagement

Published February 27, 2014

Carly Ferdman of Chicago, lll., daughter of Harvey and Marti Ferdman of Chesterfield, and Adam Didier of Chicago, son of Daniel Didier of Chesterfield, and Susan Didier and Michael Tanner of Chesterfield,...

Sanger-Solomon Engagement

Sanger-Solomon Engagement

Published February 27, 2014

Rachel Lillian Solomon, daughter of Dr. Hana and Dr. George Solomon of Columbia, Mo. and Bryan Joseph Sanger, son of Diane and Harold Sanger of Clayton, have announced their engagement. The bride-to-be...

McLarty-Portnoy Engagement

McLarty-Portnoy Engagement

Published February 20, 2014

Katrina Elizabeth McLarty, daughter of Alan and Sylvia McLarty of Houston, Texas (originally from Scotland), and Benjamin Alec Portnoy, son of Robert & Lisa Portnoy of St. Louis, have announced their...

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