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Living ‘regular lives,’ they serve BY SHANNON GRANHOLM LEAD EDITOR
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Love that lasts: Longtime couples share stories, advice BY SHANNON GRANHOLM LEAD EDITOR
If newlyweds are in need of some advice, they can surely find it at Good Life Senior Living in Hugo. Three couples are represented there by a cumulative total of 178 years of marriage experience. Their love stories are inspiring not only to their families, but also to Good Life Activities Director Sarah Cairins, who gets emotional when she talks about these successful couples. “They have inspired me to find the perfect relationship. I have never been married, but they have taught me to never settle,” she said.
Bob & Marilyn Rosenquist Bob and Marilyn Rosenquist have lived in Hugo since 1972. Marilyn originally hails from Two Harbors, Bob from St. Paul. “I came to the cities to work, and then I met him and ended up staying here,” Marilyn explained. “I talked my friend from Two Harbors into coming down for a job, and we found an ad in the paper for (a) Girl Friday. I sent my friend over there and she met Bob, but
she had (already) met her husband so she was not interested in Bob.” Feb. 10 marked the couple’s 58th wedding anniversary. Bob worked for a construction company for many years while Marilyn did clerical work. Marilyn then chose to stay home and take care of their two children. Bob said his favorite thing about their relationship is that they have always spent a lot of time together. “She wanted to be a part of the things I was doing, and I wanted to be a part of the things she was doing,” he said. Even now, Bob makes sure to stop by Good Life on a daily basis to visit his sweetheart, who lives at the new facility situated along Forest Boulevard in Hugo. Marilyn said her favorite thing about Bob is his intelligence. “He is smart. When I want to know something, I always go to him,” she said. The Rosenquists have many fond memories of traveling and exploring new places together and with their children and grandchildren. Bob said if he could give newlyweds
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Three couples at Good Life Senior Living in Hugo have all been married for well over five decades. Pictured are Bob and Marilyn Rosenquist (center), William and Maggie Snyder (left) and Stan and Marietta Wilson (right).
advice, it would be to go to church. “Once our kids started getting boyfriends and girlfriends, I always told them to go to church ... I think religion secures a family,” he said. “I’ve also learned after 58 years that you can’t train your wife.”
William & Maggie Snyder William and Maggie Snyder are from White Bear Lake. They have been married for 62 years. Maggie said the two met each other many moons ago while she was working in a drugstore. “He stopped in and had a Coke,” she recalled. The two dated for about a year before they got married. William worked at an oil refinery in Saint Paul Park for many years SEE SENIOR SWEETHEARTS, PAGE 12
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A couple that studies, works and volunteers together stays together. Centerville residents Alex and Kylie Haffke spend more time with each other than most married couples do. They have been married since October 2018. “Aside from being married, we are best friends,” Kylie explained. The two met while attending the University of Nebraska. Kylie studied hospitality, restaurant and tourism management, and Alex studied nutrition science. Right out of school, Kylie worked as a wedding planner and quickly learned that career was not for her. Alex was working in clinical research and wasn’t quite sure what direction he should go, but knew he wanted to be in health care. When Kylie met Alex, he was studying to be an EMT. “He would talk about medical stuff, and I had no idea what he was talking about. We had just started dating, so I wanted to research what he was talking about so I sounded cool,” Kylie recalled. “The more he talked about it, the more it started becoming interesting to me and I started to understand more and think this was cool.” The Haffkes originally joined a fi re department in Nebraska for the medical side of things but quickly developed a passion for fi re calls, too. That is why when they decided to move to Minnesota and were looking for a house, one of the couple’s top priorities was living in a community that had a paid-on-call fi re department. Last June, they started the hiring process to become fi refighters with the Lino Lakes Public Safety Department. “It is a really cool experience to be able to live regular lives but stop what you are doing and help out when you are home and available,” Alex said. Kylie added, “It makes you feel a lot more involved in your community. It is a very proud thing to be able to say that you are able to help out your community.” They both currently work as