Anniversary Date: September 4, 1965

Love Story: My high school sweetheart and I have known each other since the age of 3 when we attended Sunday School together even though Denny didn't live in Elkhorn, my home town. He attended a country school near Bennington and by 3rd grade he and his family had moved to Elkhorn, about three blocks from my home. Our school was much smaller then, and we were in the same grades with the same teachers all through high school and graduation. Already at a very young age, he caught my eye, and we dated during high school and our college years. We both decided on Midland Lutheran for college and as I was a cheerleader in high school found myself cheering for him as he participated on track and basketball teams for Midland. Music and education was my focus and I sang in Clef Dwellers and Acappella Choir and with that came many opportunities to travel for USO and many choir trips. Denny supported my love of music all those years and was my greatest fan. Our love endured throughout the years and on Sept. 4, 1965, at the beginning of our senior year at Midland we were married and lived in an apartment in Fremont. After graduation, his business degree took us to Boston and Dallas where we had our first daughter. We then moved back to Elkhorn as I had gotten a teaching position there and he began selling sporting goods after another business job. We loved being back in the Midwest with family and our family increased to four children and now, ten grandchildren. Denny and I were soulmates, and when we realized that, everything else was easy!! We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary in 2015 and look forward to more wonderful years together.