Kathryn McDonald and Brandon Ellis

Diane and Robert McDonald of Newtown announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn, to Brandon Ellis, son of Crystal and John Ellis of York, Penn. The couple plan to be married in October.

Kathryn is a 2003 graduate of Newtown High School, and a graduate of the University of Delaware. A resident of Baltimore, Md., she is a registered pediatric nurse at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Bandon, of York, Penn., is a 2003 graduate of West York High School. He too graduated from the University of Delaware. He is a microbiologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital.