As Ruth Jenks mops, her husband Roger Jenks scrapes paint from the front porch at their Lyme, N.H., home on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. In 1949, Ruth told Roger she would not marry him until they had their own house. He ordered a home from a catalog and it was shipped from Bay City, Mich. All of the material to build the house arrived at the East Thetford, Vt., railroad station on Father's Day. A nurse in training, Ruth married Roger, who had finished his military service, in November 1949 and they moved into their new home. Their 72nd wedding anniversary is this year. "If we don't kill each other by then," Ruth Jenks chuckled. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
As Ruth Jenks mops, her husband Roger Jenks scrapes paint from the front porch at their Lyme, N.H., home on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. In 1949, Ruth told Roger she would not marry him until they had their own house. He ordered a home from a catalog and it was shipped from Bay City, Mich. All of the material to build the house arrived at the East Thetford, Vt., railroad station on Father's Day. A nurse in training, Ruth married Roger, who had finished his military service, in November 1949 and they moved into their new home. Their 72nd wedding anniversary is this year. "If we don't kill each other by then," Ruth Jenks chuckled. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News — Jennifer Hauck