Mark and Darbie Lynch will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on September 19th. Mark Russel Lynch and Darbie Mae Lorenz were married September 19th, 1964 at Peace United Church of Christ in Gladbrook Iowa. The couple Farmed in Vienna Township until retirement in 2010. They continue to live on the farm where Mark grew up. They enjoy their granddaughters’ activities and spending time on Gulf Shores, AL, and Arizona in the winter months. They are the parents of two daughters, Shelleen (Kenneth) Hatch, ande Sheresa Lynch, all of Gladbrook. They also have 2 granddaughters, Shelton and Kerrigan Hatch. They will be enjoying a family dinner hosted by their daughters.