Lowery: David and Katie (Treptow) Lowery of Peru are the parents of a daughter, Claire Marie, born March 20 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 19 inches in length. She was welcomed home by two brothers, Jacob, 9, and Christopher, 6, and three sisters, Mary, 8, Sarah, 3, and Emily, 19 months. Maternal grandparents are Dan and Jeanne Treptow of Crystal Lake. Paternal grandparents are Karla Lowery of Peoria and Ted Lowery of Chatsworth. Great-grandparents are Andy and Peggy Rafferty of Parrish, Fla., Don Lowery of Chatsworth, and Tom and Marilyn Edwards of Chatsworth.

Engels: Christian and JoAnna (Stevenson) Engels of Mendota are the parents of a son, Leo, born March 20 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. He was welcomed home by two sisters, Alyssa and Bailey. Maternal grandparents are Richard and Susan Stevenson of Kenosha, Wis. Paternal grandparents are Margaret Marshall of LaMoille, and Bernard and Vicki Engels of West Brooklyn. Great-grandparents are Paul Schmitz Sr. of Mendota, and Warren and Ruth Stevenson of Mendota.

Weddell: Aaron and Janelle (Baker) Weddell of Granville are the parents of a son born March 22 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley.