Gertrude Cypher of Herman will celebrate her 85th birthday with a family dinner.

The former Gertrude Michel was born Dec. 3, 1919, in Herman. She married Roy Cypher on Oct. 24, 1944. He is deceased.

She has two children, Rose Stumpf of Herman and Jeannie White of Butler. She also has six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Cypher is a homemaker and a former seamstress at St. Fidelis Seminary in Herman.

She is a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church in Herman.