Floyd and Violet Hartwig were childhood sweethearts. They
married in 1947 while Floyd was on leave from the Navy. After his discharge
they moved to a 20-acre ranch in Easton, California where they raised three
children. Last January, Floyd at age 90 was losing his battle with cancer.
Violet, 89, had dementia and had suffered a number of strokes. Until that
point, the couple had been living independently. Their children – Donna, Carol
and Kenneth – decided to admit them both into hospice care. Their hospital beds
were pushed together so they could hold hands. Floyd passed away three days
before Valentine's Day and Violet died five hours later. Donna said: “We felt
blessed because that’s what they wanted. When we went to the funeral home and
saw the two caskets, we knew it was meant to be and that was the only way it
could end.”
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