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Manninens celebrate golden wedding anniversary

Rob and Laura Manninen

ESCANABA — Rob and Laura Manninen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on a two week vacation Honolulu and Koa, Hawaii, with six of their good friends.

The vacation included a luau on their anniversary date, February 16, honoring the couple.

Laura (Peacock) is the daughter of Edwin and the late Leatrice Peacock and Rob is the son of the late Waino and Viola Manninen (Sloan).

Rob worked for various lumber mills before starting their own business, Superior Lumber, Inc in 1984 and together owned and operated it until their retirement in February 2022.

Rob and Laura enjoy traveling and going to NASCAR races and spending time with children, grandchildren and great-granddaughters at their cottage on Little Shag Lake in Gwinn.

They have two children, Julie (Tony) Lambert and Joe (Beth) Manninen. They also have five grandchildren and two great-granddaughters.

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