A Beautiful Lifetime Love - Iowa Couple Married 72 Years Dies Holding Hands, an Hour Apart

[WillParkinson]

Iowa Couple Married 72 Years Dies Holding Hands, an Hour Apart

Gordon and Norma Yeager were married for 72 years.



A devoted Iowa couple married for 72 years died holding hands in the hospital last week, exactly one hour apart.

The passing reflected the nature of their marriage, where, "As a rule, everything was done together," said the couple's daughter Donna Sheets, 71.

Gordon Yeager, 94, and his wife Norma, 90, left their small town of State Center, Iowa, on Wednesday to go into town, but never made it. A car accident sent the couple to the emergency room and intensive care unit with broken bones and other injuries. But, even in the hospital, their concerns were each other.

"She was saying her chest hurt and what's wrong with Dad? Even laying there like that, she was worried about Dad," said the couple's son, Dennis Yeager, 52. "And his back was hurting and he was asking about Mom."

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[Alameda]

1. It's nice the hospital allowed them to be together.

Too many times they separate elderly couples. My neighbors were both in the hospital, but on different floors. He kept asking for his wife, but he died unable to reunite with her. She died a short while later, not knowing he passed on. It was so tragic.

[WillParkinson]

2. Wrong on so many levels...

If I'm going to die I'd like my family to be with me (if they so choose). This will be especially tough with Paul since he's my husband and not just a friend but convincing the hospital may be tough.