60 Years: Helmut and Marianne Weid

Helmut and Marianne Weid, of Quincy, are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary with a private restaurant dinner on June 12, 2025.

Helmut Weid, and the former Marianne Wuestenberg, were married June 12, 1965, at Trinity United Church of Christ. Helmut is the son of Wilhelm and Emma Weid of Uffenheim, Germany. Marianne is the daughter of Norma and Herbert Wuestenberg, of Quincy. They are the parents of Karin Weid, who works in the Outreach department of the Quincy Public Library.

The couple met at a Pepsi dance party in August 1959, at the Quincy Armory. They dated while Marianne attended college and married soon after she graduated.

Helmut retired from Hucks Fixture Company of Quincy after 41 years of service. Marianne retired from the Department of Children and Family Services after 13 years of service before becoming a stay-at-home mother.

Helmut enjoys reading, grilling, and vegetable gardening. Marianne enjoys genealogy and reading about Medieval history. Both enjoy birdwatching and observing wildlife and have traveled extensively at home and abroad.