Blessing honors 40 years

Alfreda and Jan Szwed of Cheektowaga received a special blessing at a Mass in honor of their 40th wedding anniversary on May 27, 2007 in Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo.

A luncheon followed at Fox Valley Club, Lancaster.

Jan Szwed married the former Alfreda Kita on May 27, 1967 in Corpus Christi Church.

Jan, retired from the Ford Stamping Plant in Hamburg, is a member of the United Auto Workers.

Alfreda is a homemaker. The couple have two children and one grandchild.