• Dorothy and Al Stanton with their daughter Sally Krist and their great-grandson Marc Caldwell III.
    Dorothy and Al Stanton with their daughter Sally Krist and their great-grandson Marc Caldwell III.
  • Dorothy and Al Stanton, front, with their family, which includes three daughters, nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. A son and a daughter died five years ago and a few months ago, respectively. “It took a village to put our anniversary wedding together,” Mrs. Stanton said. “We are very fortunate.”
    Dorothy and Al Stanton, front, with their family, which includes three daughters, nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. A son and a daughter died five years ago and a few months ago, respectively. “It took a village to put our anniversary wedding together,” Mrs. Stanton said. “We are very fortunate.”
    Seventy years is a long time to spend with someone, yet Al and Dorothy Stanton seem as delighted as newlyweds to be together. Recently, their children organized a surprise re-commitment ceremony for the couple, which included vows, happy tears, a party and lots of love. “Eric McGlade, the minister from First Church of Perrysburg, performed our celebration,” Mrs. Stanton ...

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