60th anniversary serves as Valentine's Day reminder that marriage can work

 
BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL ccoppernoll@opubco.com
Published: February 14, 2012

My grandparents — Dean and Sue Coppernoll — married 60 Valentine's Days ago today.

My grandma was a sweet southern belle from Georgia . My grandpa was a charmer in a military uniform.

He swept her off her feet and whisked her home to his pig farm in Iowa .

That is when my grandmother discovered she does not like pig farming.

On the surface, they're an odd couple.

My grandmother loves...


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