Friends reunited to marry after half a century

Michael and Marian met in an Ulster school in 1956. Now, after living separate lives for 50 years, they’ve found each other again

The Story of Us – Reunited after 9 years

My parents, Lynne and John Newman of Chambersburg, Pa., spend part of the year here in Rochester. This year they will be celebrating their 35th anniversary with us on July 7. My mother tells this story about how they met:

After 50 years, couple remembers only the good

The Midtown house that Yoneko and Wilbur St. John share with their daughter and son-in-law is filled with homemade quilts, old photographs, keepsakes made by grandchildren and Yoneko’s graduation certificate from a sewing school in Japan.

What’s a few miles – or years – among old friends

Stan Ernst, 78, left his home in Nova Scotia first thing on Saturday morning.

We married 35 years after we split up

The course of true love never did run smooth – and that’s certainly true of one couple who have just celebrated their first wedding anniversary, 36 years after they split up.

Marine marries his pen-pal

Steve Belgum wasn’t expecting much.

Older and wiser, couple reunited after nearly 10 years apart

When Frederick Thrower saw Charlonda Mathis at a San Antonio military-base hangout, he decided he needed a plan to get her to notice him.

The question in bright lights

Jonathan had told me a couple from his church had made reservations for us at Cattail’s Restaurant (on top of Mudcats Stadium) at six o’clock that Friday night. This was supposedly given to us a Christmas present and for Jonathan getting his new job as a firefighter for the city of Wilson. Little did I know what was in store for me!

Santa has special gift: marriage

Each year around the 4th of July, he stops trimming his full beard. Tom plays the role of Santa Claus for his church’s youth group fund raiser: “Breakfast with Santa,” and an outreach program: “Dinner With Santa” for underprivileged children of the community.

Mismatched flip-flops were first step toward romance

A step off a curb can result in the discovery of the love of a lifetime.

After amnesia, couple falls in love again

Jeff Ingram hunches over the countertop and peers at the Betty Crocker cookbook.

Lifetime of happiness after chance reunion

Fate reunited childhood friends in marriage, giving two Portsmouth teachers special reason to celebrate St Valentine’s Day.

Married couples are heroes

The true heroes of America are the men and women who quietly overcome all obstacles to remain together as husband and wife. They are the cornerstone of civilization and deserve to be honored. When marriage fails, society crumbles.

A love story that spans decades

The two met as children at the roller skating rink in Marietta when January Adams was 12 years old and Randy Hines was 15.

Husband rescued: Wife fights off mountain lion with a pen

Nell Hamm first saw the mountain lion when it had her husband’s head in its jaws.

Orphans’ incredible bond never broke

IT was all in the smile. And a bond that had begun in a bleak orphanage 50 years ago would blossom again in a busy shopping centre.

The Free Hug movement in Malaga

Passers-by would have been forgiven for believing that this was an attempt to make it to one of the more ludicrous entries in the Guinness Book of Records, but they would have been mistaken. This was, in fact, an entirely new phenomenon that is sweeping through the Internet, called Free Hugs.

Forgotten keepsakes returned: Couple receive anniversary surprise

Mouse droppings and rats’ nests covered a trunk Bob Kincheloe discovered in McLouth this past week.

Teen hailed as a hero for teddy bear project

Since the fourth grade, Taylor Crabtree’s nonprofit has raised more than $100,000 to purchase teddy bears for 23,000 young cancer patients at 300 hospitals throughout the nation.

Lottery win will help fund woman’s wedding

A Clinton County woman now has enough money to pay for a good portion of her upcoming wedding.

Man rescued by ferry gets married on vessel a year later

A man who was plucked from the waters of Lake Michigan onto the Lake Express ferry got married over the weekend on the same vessel.

Medical miracle ends in love

THE broad grins say it all. They’re in love… and never have two hearts been so well matched.

Reunited: the loving couple of 69 years

Welfare officials yesterday backed down to allow a war hero and his wife to stay together after almost 69 years of marriage.

Pets playing a big role in dating

Love me, love my dog. That’s the message for potential suitors from pet owners.

Woman reunited with old love letters

Her house was ripped from its foundation and destroyed when the 17th Street Canal floodwall collapsed in August. But last month, Marlene Boudreaux discovered that all was not lost when she opened an ammunition box filled with sweet words, written a half-century ago by a young soldier to his bride back home in the Irish Channel.

Rescued soldier weds her hero

A SOLDIER who escaped death in Iraq has married the man who came to her rescue.

Woman is reunited with love letters found in flooded-out Lakeview

Her house was ripped from its foundation and destroyed when the 17th Street Canal floodwall collapsed in August. But last month, Marlene Boudreaux discovered that all was not lost when she opened an ammunition box filled with sweet words, written a half-century ago by a young soldier to his bride back home in the Irish Channel.

Reunited after 63 years: World War II couple meets again

They became lovers during World War II. She was a 21-year-old Australian and he was a 23-year-old American Marine.

First Love Reunited 45 Years Later

CHILDHOOD sweethearts Marlene Houston and Gordon Johnson have fallen in love again 45 years on after meeting up through the Friends Reunited website.

Couple Plans Wrightsville Beach Wedding on a Budget

Many people plan weddings for late spring and early summer. Weddings can be expensive, but if you plan wisely, you can make it happen for much less.

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