They're 4th and 5th from left in the 2019 photo below when their family was recognized with one of the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader awards at the Iowa State Fair.
Not only have they done a great job nurturing their love for one another for more than seven decades, but Rosalene (91) and Richard (95) also have a huge family. The Times-Republican reports they have seven kids and 27 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. This past summer, they celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary, good for the longest current marriage in Iowa, according to the Worldwide Marriage Encounter that's been honoring long-married U.S. They lived most of their lives together on a farm near Haverville, Iowa, but moved to Marshalltown in the late 1990s. Rosalene and Richard would marry the following year, on August 9, 1948. Simple as that." Rosalene liked what she saw, too: "He was tall, dark, and handsome." 1941 RCA Shortwave Radio 1943 Philco Corporation 1945 Bendix Radio. Richard told the Times-Republican, "She was beautiful. 1938 RCA Victor Console Grand Radio 1938 RCA Victor Little Nipper II Radio 1938 Westinghouse Presto-Matic Radio 1939 RCA Listen Farm Services 1939 RCA VictrRCA Victrola 2. Truman was President of the United States at the time. When they were married, you could get a pound of bacon for 77 cents and the milkman would bring a half-gallon to your door for just 44 cents.įor Richard Heil, it was love at first sight when he saw Rosalene Neuroth in March of 1947. The longest-married couple in the state of Iowa has been together long enough to see 14 different presidents in the White House. If anyone in Iowa can top the incredible 74-plus years of Harold and Joyce, please let me know. Turns out this story that I did last week based on the Worldwide Marriage Encounter was a little off. Maybe I should say to our knowledge, they're the longest-married couple in Iowa.
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