Imagine living with the same person for 77 years.
A couple in their 90s is celebrating their 77 wedding anniversary and they are still living in the same home in Susquehanna County.
Richard Masters is 95. His wife, Eloise, is 93. This week they celebrate 77 years of marriage.
It all started in midst of the Great Depression.
"He bet me an ice cream cone that he would have the better mark in our civics class," Eloise Masters recalled. "I got the ice cream cone because he lost."
"Well, I don't know why she's put up with me. In 1947 we had 10 businesses and she went through everything with me. She raised the family and so on. I'm glad she never decided to leave me," Richared, or Dick, Masters said with a laugh.
He still makes it in to the office every day where he runs the family business. Retiring, he said, just isn't in his nature. "I worked all the time. There was no time for anything but work," Dick Masters said.
His wifes was eager to share a few tips about making a marriage last.
"I think you have to understand each other and be willing to compromise. You know you're not always right. Sometimes the other one is," said Eloise Masters.
This year the happy pair is celebrating their long-time achievement at home, now, with a total of four Richard Masters; first, second, third and fourth.
As Dick and Eloise turned the pages of their photo album, we were able to capture snapshots in time: at their 25 wedding anniversary and then their 50th and just two years ago, their 75 anniversary.
No big parties are planned this year, just enjoying the company of one another. They said they are saving the next big celebration for their 80 anniversary. At the rate they're going, they will have no trouble making it there.
A couple in their 90s is celebrating their 77 wedding anniversary and they are still living in the same home in Susquehanna County.
Richard Masters is 95. His wife, Eloise, is 93. This week they celebrate 77 years of marriage.
It all started in midst of the Great Depression.
"He bet me an ice cream cone that he would have the better mark in our civics class," Eloise Masters recalled. "I got the ice cream cone because he lost."
"Well, I don't know why she's put up with me. In 1947 we had 10 businesses and she went through everything with me. She raised the family and so on. I'm glad she never decided to leave me," Richared, or Dick, Masters said with a laugh.
He still makes it in to the office every day where he runs the family business. Retiring, he said, just isn't in his nature. "I worked all the time. There was no time for anything but work," Dick Masters said.
His wifes was eager to share a few tips about making a marriage last.
"I think you have to understand each other and be willing to compromise. You know you're not always right. Sometimes the other one is," said Eloise Masters.
This year the happy pair is celebrating their long-time achievement at home, now, with a total of four Richard Masters; first, second, third and fourth.
As Dick and Eloise turned the pages of their photo album, we were able to capture snapshots in time: at their 25 wedding anniversary and then their 50th and just two years ago, their 75 anniversary.
No big parties are planned this year, just enjoying the company of one another. They said they are saving the next big celebration for their 80 anniversary. At the rate they're going, they will have no trouble making it there.
