Ron and Cindy Helmold, Durant, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 28, 2024. They were married Dec. 28,1974, in a candlelight ceremony at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Durant.
Ron’s parents were Harold and Lenore Helmold; Cindy’s parents were Robert and Dorothy Titus. Ron retired from Pioneer H-Bred International and then from the City of Muscatine. After retiring from both, he also worked several years as the maintenance man for the Wilton Community Center.
Cindy retired from Muscatine Community Schools after teaching in the English Department at Muscatine High School for 34 years and serving as department head for 15 of those years. Cindy also worked for 41 summers in the office at Pioneer Hi-Bred International, which is where she and Ron met.