DENVER, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania couple who divorced nearly 50 years ago plans to remarry.
Fay Gable and Robert Wenrich met because he was her older brothers’ best friend, and she says he told them he would marry her one day. They married in November 1951 and had four children together, but divorced in 1975 for reasons they did not want to discuss.
Both eventually remarried and remained with their spouses for many years until the spouses died. However, family members say Gable and Wenrich always had a good relationship and often attended family events together. Recently, they decided it was time to tie the knot again.
“They look like two teenagers in love. They do everything together,” says Carol Smith, the couple’s youngest daughter LNP. Referring to her father, she said, “He said, ‘She was the first love of my life. I never thought I would get her back. And now that I’ve done that, I won’t waste any more time.’”
Wenrich turned 94 on Friday, while his future bride is 89. They have 14 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, and Gable has two stepsons who will be among those attending the wedding Sunday in the Denver area. , in southeastern Pennsylvania.
“I think we’ll do well in the next few years,” Wenrich said.