First Posted: 1/6/2013

Hugh and Dorothy Corcoran, of Jenkins Township, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 29, 2012. They were married at St. Peter and Paul Church in Plains.

Mr. Corcoran is the son of the late Hugh and Marie Corcoran, of Plains. He is a retired teacher from the Wilkes-Barre Area School District where he served as an English teacher for over 35 years.

Mrs. Corcoran is the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Magdalinski, of Plains. She is a retired domestic engineer who raised a family and maintained a household for over 48 years.

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They have been blessed with three children, Marge Krueger and her husband, Garett, Plains; Mary Doran and her husband, Gary, Etters; Melissa Styczen and her husband, Alex, Plains.

They have also been blessed with six grandchildren who are the center of their world, Kara and Kyle Krueger, Gary and Nikki Doran and Sophie and Kolton Styczen.

To mark the occasion, a small family celebration took place at Leggio’s Restaurant.