Bartlett Couple Renew Vows After 60 Years of Marriage

When asked the line “Do you take this woman …?” Art joked, “Let me think about it for a minute.” On her turn, Helen looked up at the minister and said, “Do I have a second choice?”

After they were given a bright pink vow renewal certificate the couple cut a cake and shared it with their guests while the Centre’s community life manager Rose Simone told retirement jokes. Everyone also sang to Art, as it happened to be his 85th birthday.

Art and Helen were married on April 15, 1950 at St. Odillo Parish in Berwyn. “It was raining, but we heard rain brings happiness and I guess it does because we’re here,” Helen said with a smile. Because her sister had a big wedding a year earlier, Helen and Art had a smaller ceremony, with the reception at her parents’ house. Helen was 19, Art was 23.

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