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<p>Ronald and Carol (Jenkins) Werner of Wilkes-Barre celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 18, 2015. They were married in St. Dominic&#8217;s Church in Wilkes-Barre by Monsignor Burns.</p><p>Carol is the daughter of the late Harold and Kathryn (Larkin) Jenkins. Ronald is the son of the late Leonard and Stella (Crake) Werner.</p><p>Carol has been a home-maker, and Ronald worked for 38 years at Topps Chewing Gum in Duryea as the director of quality control, laboratory, and new product development, before retiring in 2008.</p><p>The couple has 6 children: Michael and his wife, Tiffany, Harrisburg; Daniel and his wife, Stacey, Newtown; Christopher and his wife, Kimberly, Boiling Springs; Jim and his wife, Deanna, Wilkes-Barre; David and his wife, Melissa, Laflin; and Kathryn and her husband, Richard Pokrifka, Forty Fort. They have 10 grandchildren: Brandon and Brianna Werner, Albany, New York; Alexandra and Aidan Werner, Boiling Springs; Logan and Ellie Werner, Wilkes-Barre; and Adam, Nicholas, Samuel, and Benjamin Pokrifka, Forty Fort.</p><p>Ronald and Carol continue to enjoy married life together, especially traveling. They&#8217;ve been to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Hawaii, Italy, and Ireland together, attending weekly horse races at Pocono Downs, and remodeling an old farmhouse they inherited a few years ago.</p><p>The couple celebrated this momentous anniversary at a reception hosted by their children at the Irem Clubhouse on Sept. 12.</p><style>
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Ronald and Carol Werner celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary