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Special milestone celebrated Masterton couple share journey to 65th wedding anniversary Sue Teodoro Not everyone is lucky enough to make it to their 65th wedding anniversary, but Masterton couple George and Nancy Grantham did exactly that earlier this month. They got married at St Marks Anglican church in Carterton on January 14, 1956, with the reception held at a nearby hall. “It was a stinking hot day,” Nancy said. “We were pretty excited, we’d been waiting for this day for a long time,” added George. The couple got together at a local dance in Carterton almost five years earlier when they were both 16. Nancy had previously turned George down for a date, but he asked her to dance anyway. “I walked her home and arranged that I would give her a ring during the week. “That’s where it started, and here we are 65 years later,” he said. At the time, Nancy worked as a shorthand-typist in Masterton. George would meet her at the bus stop after work and then race the bus on his
push-bike to Carterton and walk her home from the bus stop at the other end. “We used to ring each other so much the woman on the switchboard knew our names,” Nancy said. “We think the operator used to listen in,” George laughed. The couple said their secret to a long marriage was that they had always been there for each other. “We are very blessed,” Nancy said. “We certainly have not had everything easy.” George said they had always cared for and looked out for each other. “George has put his whole life into the family,” Nancy said. “We are both pretty proud of how we’ve come through it,” he said. The couple clearly share a sense of humour.
Not mentioned but displayed on the wall at home was a sign saying: “My wife said I never listen. At least I think that’s what she said.” The 65th celebration itself was low-key. The couple have
three children and four grandchildren, two of whom live offshore and couldn’t attend due to border restrictions. They had a blessing done at Epiphany Church, which Nancy described as “moving”. They also did video-calls with the rest of their family on the day. “We can’t believe that many years have passed,” George said. “We don’t feel the age, probably because we’re still pretty active.”
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Nancy and George Grantham, of Masterton. PHOTO/SUE TEODORO
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