Florence and Roy Eckert – 75 years
Florence and Roy Eckert are scheduled to celebrate their 75th anniversary March 26.
Florence and Roy met in Mrs. Love’s penmanship class in sixth grade in 1927. They married in 1937 on Good Friday in Dallas, Texas. They celebrated their 95th birthdays together last October, surrounded by friends who toasted their health and enduring love.
Before moving to Cupertino two years ago, they resided in Los Altos for 55 years. They built their home on Sunkist Lane in 1954.
Over the years, the Eckerts volunteered with the Boy Scouts, local school districts and Los Altos United Methodist Church. They were longtime dancers with The Spinning Wheels Square Dance Club.
The Eckerts have two sons, Michael (Mary Lynn) of Iowa and Stephen of Colorado; grandchildren Adam, Andrew and Tess; niece Judy Ikels (Larry) of Maryland; grandnephew David Ikels; grandniece Catherine Celestino (Carlos); and great-grandnephews Sam and Ben Celestino.
Jane and Hutch Thurston – 70 years
Jane and Hutch Thurston celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary March 11.
They moved to Los Altos from New York 59 years ago. Hutch was a captain with TWA for 36 years, retiring in 1978.
The Thurstons have four children, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
