Love? Commitment? After 66 years, they know a thing or two – By Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com
LEOMINSTER — Arthur and Marie Farnsworth will celebrate their 67th wedding anniversary on the summer solstice June 21.
Theirs is a love born in childhood that blossomed during World Ward II and thrived through the generations.
It is built on a simple premise.
“Tolerating each other,” Marie Farnsworth said from their apartment at Manor on the Hill Thursday.
The couple raised six children, including five who still live in Leominster and one in Pennsylvania. They have 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He is 92 years old and she is 89.
They have never wavered in their commitment to each other, Arthur Farnsworth said.
“She’s the one woman of my life,” Arthur said.
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