We recognize the commitment couples make to work through the think-and-thin of marriage, and who are rewarded with the joy of celebrating a long-term marriage. This year, as in previous years, we will be honoring the couple who has been married the longest. To qualify, both members of the couple must still be alive and living in Frederick County.
In addition to the couple married the longest we will also be recognizing all the couples who have reached their 40th, 50th, 60th and 70th year milestones over the past year (between 2/1/2011 and 1/31/2012). Please send us this information for all couples you know about.
Submit all information by sending an email to Marriage@MarriageFrederick.org. Please include the couple's names, ages, phone number, address and date of their wedding. Also give us your own name and phone number, so we can contact you with any questions we might have. If there is other information about the couple that we may need, or that you wish to provide, please include that in the email as well.
If you have any questions, please contact our office at 301-898-8917.
Thanks so much,
Bob
Herbert & Zelmyra FisherMarried on 5/1/1924. Married for 87 years. Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher hold the Guinness Book World Record for the longest marriage of a living couple. |
Atlee & Virginia CompherMarried on 2/25/1939. Married for 72 years. They have 4 children, 7 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren and still reside in their lifelong family home. |
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Frenis & Mabel Hoffman, Sr. Married on 7/16/1939. Married for 72 years. They are parents of their two children, Wilma Woodfield and Frenis Hoffman, Jr. who both live in the area. They also have 4 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. |
Durward & Margaret Kettells Married on 8/18/1939. Married for 72 years. They have 2 children, 4 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren. |
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Harry & Elizabeth Rippeon Married on 6/1/1940. Married for 71 years. They have 2 children, 3 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren. |
Gordon & Eileen Schultze Married on 2/8/1941. Married for 71 years. They have 7 children, 13 grandchildren & 4 great-grandchildren. |
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George & Velma Lucille Hoffman Married on 2/6/1942. Married for 70 years. They have 1 child, 2 grandchildren & 2 great-grandchildren. |
Wendell & Audrey Eaton Married on 5/27/1943. Married for 68 years. They have 2 children, 8 grandchildren & 10 great-grandchildren. |
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Eldon & Hilda Hall Married on 2/19/1944. Married for 68 years. They have 12 children, 37 grandchildren & 28 great-grandchildren. WOW! |
James & Polly Blalock Married on 2/20/1944. Married for 68 years. They have 4 children, 5 grandchildren & 1 great-grandchild. |
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Morton & Miriam Kaplan Married on 6/15/1947. Married for 64 years. They have 3 children & 7 grandchildren. |
Charles & Betty-Anne Proctor Married on 6/20/1949. Married for 62 years. They have 3 children, 5 grandchildren & 1 great-grandchild. |
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John & Sarah Denning Married on 10/1/1949. Married for 62 years. |
John & Mary Ritchie Married on 1/1/1951. Married for 61 years. |
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J.R. & Norma Ramsburg Married on 1/9/1960. Married for 52 years. They have 1 child and 4 grandchildren. |
John & Connie Staub Married on 4/11/1970. Married for 41 years. They have 6 children & 6 grandchildren. |
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Lou & Jeanne Befano Married on 8/29/1972. Married for 39 years. They have 3 children & 5 grandchildren. |