Joyce and Karel Rawson
The daughters of Karel and Joyce Rawson are thrilled to announce the 60th wedding anniversary of their parents. While at Ossian High they dated, then married a couple years later on October 31, 1959 in the E.U.B. church in Castalia.
Prior to moving to West Union forty years ago, they and their daughters lived in 4 different communities in NE Iowa, including Decorah where their son Haldain, the eldest of their 4 children, was born. He died as a child following a long illness.
Farmers for nearly 50 years, including 25 years of Rawson Berries, Joyce and Karel also team drove semi-truck across country while farming and operating the berry patch. These days Karel continues to drive part-time and Joyce knits sweaters (literally hundreds) to donate. As always, they continue to be very involved in their church.