Arend and Betty (Dayhuff) Franken of Sweet Home celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 21.
They were married on Aug. 21, 1949 in Whittier, Calif.
Arend is a retired aerospace engineer and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Betty is a retired registered nurse and an avid gardener.
Both are members of Sweet Home Evangelical Church.
The couple has lived in the Willamette Valley for 2 1/2 years, previously in Mapleton.
The Frankens have three children: Sharon Swift of Milwaukie and her husband, Paul Henderson; Shirley Franken of Evergreen, Colo.; and Sally Hefty and her husband, John, of Sweet Home.
The Frankens have five grandchildren.