WILMORE, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania couple still plan to celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary next month, even though they recently learned their marriage paperwork was never filed.
Frank and Betty Skrout were married Oct. 6, 1960 at a Catholic church in Wilmore, where they still live. The tiny borough is in Cambria County, about 55 miles east of Pittsburgh.
The couple learned of the problem when Betty Skrout recently applied for pension benefits and was told she was still listed as single.
The couple learned the priest who married them never filed a "return of marriage" document with the county, proving that he performed the ceremony.
The couple is working with the church to fix the problem, but for now are joking about it — and have no plans to live apart.
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