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. To honor a Frederick County couple you know, simply Contact Us and send us their names and wedding date, along with your contact information. We’ll then add them to the Frederick County Marriage Hall of Fame.
Herbert & Zelmyra FisherMarried on 5/1/1924. Married for 86 years. Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher hold the Guinness Book World Record for the longest marriage of a living couple. |
Franklin & Eleanor RappoldMarried on 6/26/1937. Married for 73 years. Franklin & Eleanor were the recipients of the 2010 Longest Marriage in Frederick County contest sponsored by the Marriage Resource Center of Frederick County. They have 4 children, 7 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren. |
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Atlee & Virginia Compher Married on 2/25/1939. Married for 71 years. They have 4 children, 7 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren. |
Durward & Margaret Kettells Married on 8/18/1939. Married for 71 years. They have 2 children, 4 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren. |
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Harry & Elizabeth Rippeon Married on 6/1/1940. Married for 70 years. They have 2 children, 3 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren. |
Gordon & Eileen Schultze Married on 2/8/1941. Married for 69 years. They have 7 children, 13 grandchildren & 4 great-grandchildren. |
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George & Velma Hoffman Married on 2/6/1942. Married for 68 years. They have 1 child, 2 grandchildren & 2 great-grandchildren. |
Wendell & Audrey Eaton Married on 5/27/1943. Married for 67 years. They have 2 children, 8 grandchildren & 10 great-grandchildren. |
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Eldon & Hilda Hall Married on 2/19/1944. Married for 66 years. They have 12 children, 37 grandchildren & 28 great-grandchildren. WOW! |
James & Polly Blalock Married on 2/20/1944. Married for 66 years. They have 4 children, 5 grandchildren & 1 great-grandchild. |
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Morton & Miriam Kaplan Married on 6/15/1947. Married for 63 years. They have 3 children & 7 grandchildren. |
Charles & Betty-Anne Proctor Married on 6/20/1949. Married for 61 years. They have 3 children, 5 grandchildren & 1 great-grandchild. |
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J.R. & Norma Ramsburg Married on 1/9/1960. Married for 50 years. They have 1 child and 4 grandchildren. |
John & Connie Staub Married on 4/11/1970. Married for 40 years. They have 6 children & 6 grandchildren. |
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Lou & Jeanne Befano Married on 8/29/1972. Married for 38 years. They have 3 children & 5 grandchildren. |
