WCCO superfans celebrate 75 years of marriage
MINNEAPOLIS — WCCO is celebrating 75 years of broadcasting, and we are honored to celebrate the 75th wedding anniversary of two of our super viewers.
You can see the love Loretta and Bob Peterson have for each other, still dressing alike and holding hands after 75 years of marriage.
"So, 75 years. Yep, 75 wonderful years," said Bob Peterson.
They met at a skating rink in Austin, Minnesota.
"I watched her and pretty soon I said, 'Can I skate with you?' and she said, 'Sure,'" said Bob Peterson, age 95.
After the moonlight skate, Bob asked to drive her home.
"She said, 'No you can't, I got a boyfriend and he works at the plant, Hormel plant, and when he gets out of work he comes to the roller rink and takes me home.' I said, 'That's OK, I'll pick you up next week,'" he said.
The rest is history. They built a family together, using a foundation of faith and love to get them through.
"We've got four children, 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter," said Loretta Peterson, age 93.
The Petersons are not shy about sharing their secret to a happy marriage.
"We try not to fight before we go to bed," she said. "If we have a little bit of a disagreement we try to settle it before we go to sleep. We've never gone to bed mad at each other, never."
Another thing they never do is stop watching WCCO-TV. According to Loretta, the only time they don't have WCCO-TV on is when they're watching the Minnesota Twins.
So, friends at WCCO made sure they got a few gifts, honoring these super fans on their special 75th wedding anniversary.
