Courtney Boone and Ben Thompson are engaged and planning an Oct. 24, 2009, wedding at Marty Leonard Community Chapel, Fort Worth, Texas.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Lori and Tim Boone, Garland, Texas. She graduated from Lakeview Centennial High School, Garland, in 2003. She received a marketing degree at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, in 2006. She is employed at University Directories, Chapel Hill, NC.
Her fiancé is the son of Gail and Tom Wolf and Richard Thompson, all of Janesville. He graduated from Craig High School, in 2001, and received his degree in marketing and management from UW-Eau Claire. He is employed at the University Directories, Chapel Hill, NC.

MADISON--Gwendolyn Noelle Stohs-Krause and David Eugene Fuhrmann were married Jan. 5 at St. Maria Goretti Parish.
The bride is the daughter of Nancy Stohs, Wauwatosa and Jerald Krause, Brookfield. She earned a degree in psychology from UW-Madison, in 2006, and is a recruiter at Epic Systems, Verona.
The groom is the son of Karen and Gene Fuhrmann, 718 Cambridge Drive, Janesville. He earned a computer engineering and computer science degree from UW-Madison, in 2003, and is a software developer at Epic Systems, Verona.
Hilary Stohs-Krause and Candace Stohs-Krause, twin sisters of the bride, were maids of honor. John Bowers was best man.
The newlyweds live in Madison.

April Dawn Simplot and James Robert Massengill were married April 5 at The New Horizon United Methodist Church, Janesville.
The bride is the daughter of Linda K. and Ronald G. Simplot, 11624 W. Mineral Point Road, Janesville. She graduated from Parkview High School, Orfordville, in 1999.
The groom is the son of Helen K. and Jim A. Massengill, 2336 Forest Ave., Beloit. He attended Beloit Memorial High School, graduated from Rockford Business College, in 1999, and is a union plaster in Rockford.
Amanda Simplot, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Brent Lyons was best man.
The newlyweds live at 2336 Forest Ave., Beloit.

JANESVILLE—Arlene and Raymond Brost, 2207 Bond Place, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a Mass at St. William Church and a family dinner.
Brost and Arlene Guk were married April 26, 1948. Both are retired.
Their family includes: Mary Lou and John Donnelly, Clintonville; Carol and Raymond Briggs, Bluffton, Ind.; Gloria and Greg Hidden, Mead, Colo.; Michael and Michelle Brost, Arlington Heights, Ill.; Nancy Ford, Judy Hanson, David and Therese Brost, Lisa and Todd Moran and Sue and Wayne Hansen, all of Janesville; and the late Steven Brost. They also have 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

BRODHEAD—Carole and Richard Badertscher, W799 Decatur Road, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary May 10 with a family dinner.
Badertscher and Carole Peterson were married May 10, 1958, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Brodhead. He is retired from General Motors, Janesville. She is retired from the F&M Bank, Brodhead.
Their family includes: Lori Miller and Rob Erfurth and Tracy Heitzman and Jack Petersen, all of Brodhead. They also have five grandchildren.