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Legacy Marriages - "A"
Adair, Keith & Dallys
Amerman, Ron & Charlotte
Ahrens, John & Blanche
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Ahrens, John & Blanche
Amerman, Ron & Charlotte
Ahrens, John & Blanche
John & Blanche Ahrens were married Nov. 25, 1937. They were first encountered in 1981 in the Iowa/Illinois Community. The received the Ham & Eggs Award in 1998. Their UME status is "retired." $2,000 in total tributes have been given in their honor. John passed away in 2002 and Blanche in 2009.
Amerman, Ron & Charlotte
Amerman, Ron & Charlotte
Amerman, Ron & Charlotte
Ron & Charlotte Amerman were married Nov. 24, 1979. They were first encountered in 2004 in the Aloha Community. Their UME status is "retired." $500 in total tributes have been given in their honor. Charlotte passed away in 2012.
Ansell, Chuck & Laura
Anderson, Dick & Sonnie
Amerman, Ron & Charlotte
Chuck & Laura Ansell were married May 26, 1984. They were first encountered in 1990 in the Southeast Florida Community. Their UME status is "retired." $80 in total tributes have been given in their honor. Chuck is deceased.
Anderson, Dick & Sonnie
Anderson, Dick & Sonnie
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Dick and Sonnie Andersen
Married - August 2, 1959
First Encountered - Sept 16, 1983
Team Couple, Prayer Couple, Prayer Scroll
Annual Marriage Builders
Sonnie passed away Sept 9, 2021
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Legacy Marriages - "B"
Babcock, Rev. Ken & Rev. Naomi
Babcock, Rev. Ken & Rev. Naomi
Babcock, Rev. Ken & Rev. Naomi
Rev. Ken and Rev. Naomi Babcock were married Aug. 21, 1971. They were first Encountered in 1976 in Rochester, NY. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 1992. Their UME roles included Clergy Team and Prayer Couple. Their UME status is "retired."
Baize, D.L. & Marilyn
Babcock, Rev. Ken & Rev. Naomi
Babcock, Rev. Ken & Rev. Naomi
D.L. and Marilyn Baize served as a Clergy Team Couple, helped found UPEME and teamed the first UPEME Weekend. They were members of the Rochester Community. Their UME status is "retired." They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 1986. $2,365 in total tributes have been given in their honor. D.L. passed away in 1986.
Barney, Art & Doris
Babcock, Rev. Ken & Rev. Naomi
Bauman, Phil & Marlene
Art and Doris Barney were married Aug. 12, 1979. The were first encountered in 1982 in the Rochester Community. $1,020 in total tributes have been given in their honor. Art passed away in 2000.
Bauman, Phil & Marlene
Birely, Wayne & Jeannie
Bauman, Phil & Marlene
Phil and Marlene Bauman were married May 19, 1956. They were first encountered in 1988 in Hong Kong. Their UME roles have included Deeper Clergy, Clergy Executive Couple, Expansion Committee Clergy Team, Board member, and Executive Committee. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 2005. Their UME status is "retired clergy team."
Birely, Wayne & Jeannie
Birely, Wayne & Jeannie
Birely, Wayne & Jeannie
Wayne and Jeannie were married May 10, 1969. Together with Ed and Lori Crump, they started the UME SE Florida Community. Wayne and Jeannie were an Admin Team couple for many years as well as a mentor couple for other Team Couples. Their first Weekend to team was in May of 1982, first Weekend as an Admin was May of 1984, and last Weekend was in March of 2008. Wayne and Jeannie also served UME in many roles, such as Deeper Weekend presenters, prayer couple coordinator, and core leaders.
Bos, Chuck & Glee
Birely, Wayne & Jeannie
Birely, Wayne & Jeannie
Chuck and Glee Bos were married Dec. 24, 1949. They were first encountered in 1984 in the Iowa-Illinois Community. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 1993. Their UME status is "retired." $750 in total tributes have been given in their honor. Chuck passed away in 2013.
Buckman, Jim & Becky
Buckman, Jim & Becky
Buckman, Jim & Becky
Jim and Becky Buckman were married June 19, 1971. The were first encountered at WWME in 1978 in South Carolina. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 2011. Their UME status is "retired." $1,320 in total tributes have been given in their honor. Jim and Becky were jointly responsible along with Bob and Cheryl Ruska for starting Okinawa UME. Jim passed away in 2007.
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Call, Ed & Betty
Cargill, Phil & Claudia
Cargill, Phil & Claudia
Ed and Betty Call were married Aug. 10, 1958. They were first encountered in 1998 in West Central Florida. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 2013. Their UME status is "retired." $1,150 in total tributes have been given in their honor. Ed passed away in 2004 and Betty in 2014. Click HERE for a special musical tribute to the Calls.
Cargill, Phil & Claudia
Cargill, Phil & Claudia
Cargill, Phil & Claudia
Phil and Claudia Cargill were married Oct. 13, 1963. They were first encountered in 1987 in the Iowa-Illinois Community. Their UME roles have included staff, admin., Deeper Lay, Assistant Executive Couple, and secretary. Their UME status is "retired team."
Cheah, Eddy & Aly
Cargill, Phil & Claudia
Cheong, Wilford Tok Beng
Eddy and Aly Cheah were married Jan. 22, 1990. They were first encountered in 2001 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 2011. Eddy Passed on Nov. 14th, 2019. Eddy and Aly were instrumental in the success of the Malaysia Community and their leadership helped transform many couples.
Cheong, Wilford Tok Beng
Caupp, Dick & Marisue
Cheong, Wilford Tok Beng
$500 of total tributes have been given in honor of Wilford Tok Beng Cheong.
Clark, Keith & Susan
Caupp, Dick & Marisue
Caupp, Dick & Marisue
Keith and Susan Clark were married Nov. 3, 1990. They were first encountered in 1992 in Iowa/Illinois. Their UME status is "retired." Keith was on staff, serving as the UME Staff Assistant from January 1997 to January 2003. Keith passed away in 2012.
Caupp, Dick & Marisue
Caupp, Dick & Marisue
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Marisue and Dick Caupp were long time members of the Rochester UME Community. They were married on May 31, 1953 and encountered in 1982. They served their Community and their CORE in a multitude of ways, and always with quiet, loving and giving hearts. There were also recipients of UME's Ham and Eggs Award, and were humbled by that recognition. Marisue passed away September 22, 2021.
Cory, Pat and Deb
Cooke, John & Char
Cooke, John & Char
Pat and Deb Cory were married on December 16, 1972 and encountered in the spring of 1987 in Iowa Illinois. They were active in the the Close Encountered Core prior to moving to Southern Indiana in 1999. They are parents of 4 children, Rhiannon (Jon) Eck, Devon (Carly) Cory, Jordan (Ellen) Cory, Calin (Landon) Young - and grandparents to 12.
Cooke, John & Char
Cooke, John & Char
Cooke, John & Char
John & Char were married June 10, 1966. They were first encountered in 1985 in Rochester. They received the Ham & Eggs award in 1998. They presented their first Weekend as a Clergy Team Couple in the sprinAwardg of 1988. They are still teaming today.
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DeVries, Jim & Judy
DEWITT, LEN & ADRIENNE
DIEDERICH, Bob & Ann
Jim and Judy DeVries were married May 26, 1984. The were first encountered in 1990 in the C/AR/FL Community. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 1994. Their UME status is "retired." $1,060 in total tributes have been given in their honor. Jim is deceased.
DIEDERICH, Bob & Ann
DEWITT, LEN & ADRIENNE
DIEDERICH, Bob & Ann
Bob and Ann Diederich were married April 12, 1969. They were first encountered in 1994 in Orlando, FL. Their roles in UME have included Executive Couple 2001-2009, Investment Committee Chair, and Senior Team Couple. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 2010. Their UME status is "retired team."
DEWITT, LEN & ADRIENNE
DEWITT, LEN & ADRIENNE
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We are Len and Adrienne DeWitt from Newtown, CT, and we’d love to introduce ourselves to you. We started our Marriage Encounter journey in 2005 when we experienced Engaged Encounter in NJ, prior to being married in 2007.
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Eckhoff, Steve & Donna
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Eckhoff, Steve & Donna
Steve and Donna Eckhoff were married November 3, 1979. They were first encountered in the Heart of Illinois Community. Steve passed away March 26, 2019. In a recent letter to United Marriage Encounter, Steve's wife, Donna said, "He took to heart everything that was shared during our encountered weekend."
Edmonds, Jim & Betty
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Eckhoff, Steve & Donna
Jim and Betty Edmonds were married July 24, 1942. The were first encountered in 1983 in New Jersey. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 1993. Their UME status is "retired." $1,410 in total tributes have been given in their honor. Jim passed away in 1995.
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Feazelle, Tim & Sarah
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Gibson, Barrie & Betty
Gibson, Barrie & Betty
Gibson, Barrie & Betty
Barrie and Betty Gibson were married April 25, 1975. The were members of the Iowa/Illinois Community. The UME status is "retired." $1,000 in total tributes have been given in their honor. Barrie passed away in 2013 and Betty in 2005.
Gillette, Darlene
Gibson, Barrie & Betty
Gibson, Barrie & Betty
$15 in total tributes have been given in memory of Darlene.
Grace, Rick & Nancy
Gibson, Barrie & Betty
Grace, Rick & Nancy
Rick and Nancy Grace were married July 12, 1975. They were first encountered in 1989 in Peoria, IL. Their UME roles have included Community Financial Couple, Community Secretary Couple, Heart of Kansas Executive Couple, Clergy Team Couple, Clergy Executive Couple, TRC, and Clergy Team Application Group. They received the Ham and Eggs Award in 2008.
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Greer, Jerry & Judy
Goff, Warren and Andrea
Grace, Rick & Nancy
Jerry and Judy Greer were married on January 29, 1961. They were first encountered in February of 1995 in the Iowa-Illinois community. Their UME roles included Prayer Couple Coordinators, Administrative Box Couple task, and Core Coordinators of Lovebird Core. They also served on the UME International Team Resources Committee as Chaircouple for several years. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 2014. Their status is "Retired." $50 in total tributes have been given in honor of Jerry and Judy.
Goff, Warren and Andrea
Goff, Warren and Andrea
Goff, Warren and Andrea
Warren and Andrea Goff were married on August 22, 1981. They were first Encountered on February 5, 1988, and have faithfully served as Prayer Scroll Couple and in encouraging couples to pray over their time involved in UME. They attend the sing-off for several years as well.
GORDON, CAROL
Goff, Warren and Andrea
Goff, Warren and Andrea
Carol Hoover Gordon passed peacefully on July 6, 2021. She and her beloved husband Ken, who had been married nearly 40 years, helped mentor couples through United Marriage Encounter for 6 years. Carol exuded empathy and compassion for everyone she met, and she especially had a heart for married couples and for mentoring them through whatever challenges marriage brought their way.
Legacy Marriages - "H"
Hammer, Harold & Olive
Hammer, Harold & Olive
Hammer, Harold & Olive
$1,070 in total tributes have been given in honor of Harold and Olive Hammer.
Hawotte, Paul & Cheryl
Hammer, Harold & Olive
Hammer, Harold & Olive
Paul and Cheryl were married on October 21, 1966, and were encountered on June 9, 1995. In 2003, God provided an opportunity for Cheryl to work in the UME home office. Paul joined her a few years later and they spent many years as staff and volunteer presenting Team Couple with generosity and grace, touching many couples along the way. Cheryl entered the presence of her savior Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
Higgs, Gene & Cheryl
Hammer, Harold & Olive
Hoskins, Fred & Florence
Gene and Cheryl Higgs were married April 26, 1969. They attended their first UME Weekend in 1985 and are active in the Heart of Illinois Community. They have served as Executive Couple, Administrative Team Couple, and CRC Chair couple. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 1996. Their status in "active." $50 in total tributes have been given in honor of Gene and Cheryl.
Hoskins, Fred & Florence
Hoskins, Fred & Florence
Hoskins, Fred & Florence
Fred and Florence Hoskins were first encountered in 1984 in the Heart of Illinois Community. Their UME status is "retired." $525 in total tributes have been given in their honor. Fred passed away in 1999 and Florence in 2013.
Howe, Bud & Louise
Hoskins, Fred & Florence
Howe, Bud & Louise
Bud and Louise Howe were married April 16, 1949. They were first encountered in 1976 in Rochester, NY. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 1991. Their UME status is "retired." $1,785 in total tributes have been given in their honor. Bud passed away in 2001.
Howe, Jack & Pat
Hoskins, Fred & Florence
Howe, Bud & Louise
$2,280 in total tributes have been given in memory of Jack and Pat Howe.
Hill, Jim & Laurie
Hill, Jim & Laurie
Hill, Jim & Laurie
Jim and Laurie were married on June 2, 2012, and have been part of the UME family since 2016. They faithfully served on the leadership board for the Smoky Mountain UME Community - we are so grateful for their impact on marriages. UME is saddened to learn about the passing of Jim on July 20 after a battle with heart disease.
Legacy Marriages - "I"
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Legacy Marriages - "J"
Jolin, Jim & Caralee
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Jim and Caralee Jolin were married on November 12, 2005, and attended their first UME Weekend on March 3, 2006. They served on the Heart of North Carolina UME Board as well as faithfully serving their community as Prayer Couple coordinators for several years. They also hosted CORE, served on the Prayer Scroll and as Team Couple. In addition, they received the UME “Ham & Eggs” Award in 2019. Caralee went to her heavenly home in May of 2022.
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Legacy Marriages - "K"
Knipe, Frank & Jo
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Knutsen, Harry & Char
Frank and Jo Knipe were married on May 25, 1973 and were first encountered in November of 2012 in the Maryland CPR community. The have served as a Team Couple. Their UME status is "Active." $85 in total tributes have been given in their honor.
Knutsen, Harry & Char
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Knutsen, Harry & Char
Harry and Char started serving in UME in April, 1982. They became fully involved soon after their original Weekend. They began their teaming journey in April 1983 and continued until April 2018. In those 35 years they teamed 68 Weekends.
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Legacy Marriages - "L"
Langum, Dave & Georgia
LeJeune, Orval & Suzanne
LeJeune, Orval & Suzanne
Dave and Georgia Langum were married Nov. 5, 1995. They were first encountered in 1997 in the Iowa/Illinois Community. $1,215 in total tributes have been given in their honor.
LeJeune, Orval & Suzanne
LeJeune, Orval & Suzanne
LeJeune, Orval & Suzanne
Orval & Suzanne were married March 30th, 1986. They were first encountered in April 2001 in the North Central Georgia Community. The LeJeunes were instrumental in starting the Smoky Mountain Foothills Community and served as Executive Couple for 15 years. $534 in total tributes have been given in their honor.
Light, Wayne & Carol
LeJeune, Orval & Suzanne
Lindsey, Marv & Sara
Wayne and Carol Light were married Sept. 3, 1966. They were first encountered in 1981 in Georgia. Their UME role included serving as a Team Couple. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 1992. Their UME status is "retired." Carol passed away in February of 2019. $2,065 in total tributes have been given in her memory.
Lindsey, Marv & Sara
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Lindsey, Marv & Sara
Marv and Sara were married Sept. 1, 1962. They were first encountered in 1981 in New Jersey. Their UME roles have included being board members and Admin Team. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 1991. Their UME status is "retired." $5,500 in total tributes have been given in Sara's memory. Sara passed away in 2014.
Lee, Jim & Sally
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Jim and Sally were married on July 28, 1962. They have been active members of the Rochester New York UME Community since they were encountered in April 1978. Jim and Sally served as the first Executive Couple when UPEME became UME. They also actively served as volunteers in ministry as Weekend Coordinators, Finance/Treasurer Couple, Core Coordinators, and on the Local UME Board. Jim and Sally were frequent attendees at Weekend Sing-Offs in Rochester and were Ham and Eggs recipients in 1997. In retirement, Jim and Sally built a home on Pillar Point, at the east end of Lake Ontario, on land belonging to Jim's family. They have three adult children, Steve, Becky, and Tina. Sally passed away on December 4, 2021.
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Legacy Marriages - "M"
Ma, John and Jeanetta
Marburger, Duane & Bonnie
Ma, John and Jeanetta
John and Jeanetta Ma were married on the 15th of June, 1974, and Encountered on March 7th, 2003. Over the course of their involvement with UMEhey have faithfully served as International Board Members, Financial Couple, Prayer Scroll Couple, Team Couple, and Weekend Coordinators.
Mahlo, Ray & Ruth
Marburger, Duane & Bonnie
Ma, John and Jeanetta
Ray and Ruth Mahlo were married June 6, 1948. They were first encountered in 1980 in Iowa/Illinois. They received the Ham & Eggs Award in 1992. Their UME status is "retired." $2,115 in total tributes have been given in their memory. Ray passed away in 2007 and Ruth in 2003.
Marburger, Duane & Bonnie
Marburger, Duane & Bonnie
Marburger, Duane & Bonnie
Duane and Bonnie were married on August 17, 1974 and encountered on February 7, 1986. Over the course of their involvement with UME, they have faithfully served as Clergy Team Couple, Prayer Couples, and on various committees.
McIlrath, George & Diane
Meade, Sterling & Shirley
Marburger, Duane & Bonnie
George and Diane were married June 3, 1967. They were first encountered in 1975 in Rochester. They are a retired team couple and received the Ham & Eggs award in 1991. Their status is "retired." $500 in total tributes have been given in their honor.
Meade, Sterling & Shirley
Meade, Sterling & Shirley
Meade, Sterling & Shirley
Sterling and Shirley Meade were first encountered in 1980 in Florida. Their UME status is "retired." $1,110.00 in total tributes have been given in their honor. Sterling passed away in 2002.
Meyer, Robert & Lorraine
Meade, Sterling & Shirley
Meade, Sterling & Shirley
Robert and Lorraine Meyer were first encountered in 1979 in Iowa/Illinois. Their UME status is "retired." $1145 in total tributes have been given in memory of Lorraine. She passed away in 1995. Robert re-married Deb in 2013.
Morrison, Bob
Morrison, Bob
Morrison, Bob
Bob and Norma began their married life together on June 1, 1974 and spent the next 45+ years loving Jesus, loving each other, and making the world a better place. Bob received many awards over the years but especially meaningful to him were the Marriage Encounter "Ham and Eggs" award for sacrificial service...