Nebraska couple's key to 80 years of marriage: respect and give-and-take

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RYAN SODERLIN/THE WORLD-HERALD
Arne and Esther Larsen share a kiss in the chapel at Courtyard Terrace Assisted Living in Hebron, Nebraska.


http://www.omaha.com/living/nebraska-couple-s-key-to-years-of-marriage-respect-and/article_4cd347e9-f2c5-5249-befb-1116a659b4a3.html

POSTED: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2015 1:00 AM
By Michael O'Connor / World-Herald staff writer

Two days before Christmas in 1934, they stepped into a country church in south-central Nebraska and vowed to love each other and stay together the rest of their lives.

For Arne and Esther Larsen, it has been a promise kept.

The Larsens celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary in December, placing them among an elite group. Neither Nebraska nor Iowa keeps records on the topic, but the Larsens are certainly one of the longest — if not the longest — married couple still living in Nebraska.

It’s a big milestone.

FULL story AND photo gallery at link.


Arne and Esther Larsen are seen here on their wedding day, Dec. 23, 1934

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1. 80 years...wow! Happy Anniversary!

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2. Mazel tov