Andrew and Geneva Radonich

A lot can happen in 75 years. And it has, especially for Andrew (Andy) and Geneva (Jo) Radonich, who recently celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on August 20, 2025. The lifelong Los Gatos and Santa Cruz Mountain residents originally tied the knot at the First Presbyterian Church, followed by a reception at the Little Village Inn in Los Gatos on August, 20, 1950. Andrew was 23 years old, and Geneva was 19. Following their walk down the aisle, the couple escaped to Lake Tahoe for their honeymoon, a place they would visit many times over the next 75 years.

While they’ve always enjoyed each other’s company, Andrew and Geneva didn’t occupy a quiet house long after their summer wedding. In 1951, their first child Sandi joined the fun, followed by Scott in 1952. Andrea was born in 1956, and then finally Nada in 1960, putting a bow on their first decade of marriage.

Life moves pretty fast with four children, and fortunately the infrastructure around town was working hard to keep up with Jo and Andy’s blossoming household. In 1957, the Highway 17 bypass through Los Gatos was completed, making traffic through town more manageable, especially during the summer months when beach traffic was at its worst. Does that sound familiar? At the time, the construction of Highway 17 couldn’t come fast enough, as the option for a train ride from Los Gatos to Santa Cruz was abandoned ten years before the couple got married.

If you’re wondering why traffic still seems to be an issue when navigating through Los Gatos on the weekends, it’s because in the decades that followed, Jo and Andy’s four children started having families of their own. Jo and Andy now have 10 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. This was a well thought-out plan. Now, at ages 98 and 95, they have no shortage of rides to the beach, even though they only live a few miles away.

After 75 years of marriage, how do two people go about celebrating their diamond anniversary? Jo and Andy enjoyed the company of their children who delivered lunch, champagne, chocolates, and cake. What type of cake, you ask? As tempting as it was to see if they still had a slice of their six-tiered wedding cake in the freezer, Icing on the Cake in Los Gatos did the trick.

Andrew and Geneva on their wedding day Jo and Andy as a young couple Enjoying a tropical vacation Jo and Andy on their 75th anniversary