Love blooms eternal for 92-year-old childhood sweethearts

[The Straight Story]

Love blooms eternal for 92-year-old childhood sweethearts

BONNER (AP) — Laughter isn’t frowned upon in church, especially not on occasions such as the wedding of Floyd Cheff and Cecelia Halseth at St. Ann Church on Thursday afternoon.

Deacon Michael Caldwell, Cecelia’s son-in-law, asked the blissful couple, “Will you accept children lovingly from God and bring them up according to the law of Christ and his Church?”

Their children broke up. So did grandchildren, great- and perhaps even great-great-grandchildren in a moment of mirth that marked a day of joy.

Cheff is 92 years old. Halseth will be the same age in April.

Theirs was a whirlwind romance with a slow spin.

“She was the first girlfriend I had,” said Floyd, who hobbles with a cane but sounds like a young man in love. “To me it’s almost like a fairytale. I still can’t believe this has happened to us.”

They were childhood sweethearts, walking or riding horses the three or four miles between their respective ranches in the Kicking Horse area near Ronan during the first Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration.

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[xchrom]

1. Life is sometimes very, very good.

Cheers to the Happy couple.

[dionysus]

2. kick

[csziggy]

3. That is wonderful - I hope they will have a long and happy time together!

How sad that the reporter thinks "Laughter isn’t frowned upon in church..." While I am not a believer, many of the people I know who are belong to churches where laughter is welcomed and encouraged.

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4. Awww.... how sweet.

This would make a great Valentine's Day story.

[JBoy]

5. That's a beautiful story.

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6. cheers!