Harvey and Irma, Married 75 Years, Marvel at the Storms Bearing Their Names

Harvey and Irma Schluter have been married for 75 years. He turned 104 in July; she will be 93 in November.

Irma and Harvey Schluter celebrated their 75th
wedding anniversary in Spokane, Wash., in March.

They vividly remember many of the major events of the 20th century, from her first time spotting an airplane, during the Great Depression, to his wonder at watching Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. In a recent phone interview, Mrs. Schluter even recalled the weather near her home in Spokane, Wash., on the day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. (Cool and cloudy.)

But never before have they seen two major hurricanes bearing their names threaten the United States.

“I don’t know how they’ve done that, to have a Harvey and Irma,” Mrs. Schluter said Wednesday. “I don’t know how that worked out.”

Read Jonan Engel Bromwich’s story in The New York Times - “Harvey and Irma, Married 75 Years, Marvel at the Storms Bearing Their Names."