Oostende Hand in Hand listening to Frank van de maele appeared to (96) and Marcella Verbeke (94), while their original marriage certificate is read aloud. It brings the torque back to February 19, 1949 in Roeselare, when their story began. Seventy years they traveled around the world together. While Frank worked, was Marcella as a strong woman next to him.
Few couples can have their 70th wedding anniversary to celebrate together, but for Frank and Marcella was the Tuesday a festive time with family and friends. They still can’t do without each other. While Frank brought downstairs for the lunch, he soon returned to the room, because ‘his’ Marcella is not yet. “He is always concerned if she’s not there”, tells niece Lydie Verbeke. “They live for 70 years in a perfect symbiosis,” she says. The family agrees. “I’ve never heard of a torque seen each other so like to see. They are very dedicated and loving to each other. Still,” daughter Katherine.