Marriage Resource Center of Frederick County, Maryland
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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 Fisher
Married 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.

Read more about this amazing couple here.

Atlee & Virginia Compher
Married 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.

Read about Atlee & Virginia's love story in the Frederick News Post.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

John & Sarah Denning
Married on 10/1/1949.
Married for 62 years.

John & Mary Ritchie
Married on 1/1/1951.
Married for 61 years.

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.

Lou & Jeanne Befano
Married on 8/29/1972.
Married for 39 years.

They have 3 children & 5 grandchildren.