Tanya Michelle Grapperhaus, daughter of Darell and Vickie Grapperhaus of St. Jacob, Ill. is engaged to Richard Lee Bisso, Jr., son of Richard and Victoria Bisso, Sr. of Swansea, Ill.

Tanya is a 2007 graduate of Triad High School and 2011 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She is a Specialist in Human Resources at MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries in St. Louis, Mo.

Rick is a 2007 graduate of Althoff Catholic High School, a 2010 graduate of Southwestern Illinois College, and currently attends Lindenwood University. He is an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic at Sensient Technologies in St. Louis, Mo.

They are planning a September 2013 wedding.