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Love That Lasts: On-the-move Dubuque couple support each other for 62 years
5+ hour, 28+ min ago (1006+ words) Peggy and Gerald Marty sit at their home in Dubuque. Peggy and Gerald Marty on their wedding day. Gerald "Jerry" Marty used to yell for Peggy Farrey's attention while she worked at the A&W on Dubuque's Dodge Street in…...
Love That Lasts: Epworth couple spent 55 years growing, farming together
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (1014+ words) EPWORTH, Iowa " Joan Faber was 16 years old when her dad transferred her and three of her siblings to Western Dubuque High School from Aquin Catholic High School in Cascade. "It was a surprise," Joan said, but she had no choice....
Love That Lasts: Valentine’s Day wedding kickstarts Cascade couple's 50-year marriage
2+ week, 5+ day ago (490+ words) Maureen and Al Faber sit in their home in Cascade, Iowa. The Faber family has owned the farmland that the house sits on for 171 years. Al and Maureen Faber on their wedding day in 1976. At a Dubuque County Fair nearly…...
Love That Lasts: Dubuque couple’s love letters across Pacific lead to 52 years of marriage
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1144+ words) Mindy and Louis Bassler, of Dubuque, have been married for 52 years. Louis and Mindy Bassler were married on Aug. 4, 1973, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Cascade, Iowa. In the late 1960s, Louis Bassler was a student at Loras College, and Mindy…...
Love that Lasts: Darlington couple's care for each other spans 76 years
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (729+ words) Robert and Joan Teasdale, of Darlington, Wis., have been married for 76 years. Joan and Robert Teasdale were married on Oct. 15, 1949, at Darlington United Methodist Church in Darlington, Wis. DARLINGTON, Wis. " In the mid-1940s, Joan Havens, a freshman at Darlington High School,…...
Love that Lasts: Dubuque couple share support, connection for 54 years
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (971+ words) Paul Francis Schultz and Mary Frances Sack, who have been married for 54 years, sit at Mount Carmel Bluffs in Dubuque, where they live, on Dec. 30. Paul Francis Schultz and Mary Frances Sack were married on July 18, 1971, at Sunshower Farm in…...
Why ordering takeout or calling the dog walker might lead to a happier relationship
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (715+ words) A couple stands on a jetty as the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean in Bal Harbour, Fla. It turns out, love might benefit from a little less labor. Couples who spend money on time-saving services " like getting takeout, hiring…...
Love that Lasts: Dubuque couple prioritizes family, friends, faith for 66 years
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1003+ words) Rose and Roger Maiers, of Dubuque, have been married for 66 years. Rose and Roger Maiers on their wedding day. Growing up on an Asbury, Iowa, farm in the 1940s and 1950s, Roger Maiers knew who Rose Spiegel was due to her prowess…...
Love that Lasts: Dubuque spouses find strong partnership onstage and off for 56 years
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1027+ words) Frances and Donald Hedeman, of Dubuque, have been married for 56 years. Frances and Donald Hedeman were married on May 31, 1969. When a University of Northern Iowa professor asked a class of education students to arrange themselves in alphabetical order on the…...
Love that Lasts: Maquoketa couple a perfect match for 61 years
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (1136+ words) Sandy and Dale Yoder at their home in Maquoketa, Iowa. Sandy and Dale Yoder on their wedding day in 1963. MAQUOKETA, Iowa " It was Sweater Swing time at Iowa City High School in the spring of 1959, and Sandy Martin was looking…...