Craig and Connie Watne of Belmond, Iowa, and Carmelita Simon of Canton and the late Richard Simon announce the engagement of their children, Michelle Lyn Watne and Grant Raymond Simon.

The bride-elect is a 2000 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa. She graduated in 2004 from Roosevelt University with a master’s degree in business administration. She is employed as a corporate safety manager by OfficeMax in Naperville, Ill. Her fiancé is a 2000 graduate of Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in computer science. He is employed as a senior software engineer by Citadel in Chicago. The couple plan to be married Aug. 28 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in McPherson.