Engagement told

Roger and Sally Hannaford of Marion announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Jill Elizabeth Hannaford, to Joel Douglas Versch, son of Jim and Judy Versch, Marion.

The bride-elect is a graduate of Marion High School and a 2009 graduate of Kansas State University. She is employed as a development coordinator for the Kansas State University Foundation.

Her fiancé is a graduate of Marion High School and a 2008 graduate of KSU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design. He is employed as creative director for GTM Sportswear in Manhattan.

Joel proposed to Jill on May 30 on the beaches of Rivera Maya, while they were vacationing with family after attending Scott Hannaford’s wedding May 29.

A wedding is planned for July 16 in Manhattan.