A couple dies hand-in-hand after 67 years of marriage and many are calling their story a real-life love version of "The Notebook." The couple dies hand-in-hand and their names are Floyd and Violet Hartwig. They passed away together in their home on February 11.
They were in the same room together with their daughter, Donna Scharton, and other immediate family members. The family pushed their beds close together as they all knew the end was near and the couple dies hand-in-hand.
"They weren't fancy. They were just decent people that were always committed to each other, no matter the situation," said Donna Scharton.
She added that although his health was deteriorating, her father's main priority was her mother, the love of his life.
"[My dad] would tell the doctor, 'I'm okay I just want her fixed.' That was his concern; not how bad his pain was, but that he wanted my mom fixed. We could tell my dad was in a lot more pain. We said 'it's getting close,' so we pushed the hospital beds together as far as we could. We put their hands together, and my dad died holding my mom's hand. Mom was not coherent, but we told her that dad had passed away and that he was waiting for her. She died five hours later."
Before the couple dies hand-in-hand and even before their health declined, the Hartwigs owned a ranch in Easton, California, according to ABC News.
They were married in 1947 and afterwards had three children together. They reportedly met in grammar school. However, they didn't start dating until Floyd went on leave from the Navy. After he got home from the war, the two decided to marry. And the rest, as they say, is history.
According to WCVB, the couple who died hand-in-hand raised their children in a modest ranch in Easton, California. Despite having health problems, the couple's children decided to care for them together, even though both needed round-the-clock care.
"My mom had dementia for the last several years and around the holidays we noticed she was going down. Then, I got a call from the doctor saying 'your dad has kidney failure and he has two weeks to live.' So, we decided to put them in hospice together," said Scharton.
She also said that death was so difficult for her parents because "they didn't want to let go of each other."
The couple who died hand-in-hand had something so special about the relationship. Their children now keeps their precious memories alive by holding onto warm memories of their time together, such as 131 love letters they shared, reported The Inquisitr.
"What I want people to get out of this story is my dad's commitment to serving his country and loving his family. "What we felt was keeping them alive was the will to live, and that they didn't want to let go of each other," said their daughter.
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