Together Forever: Couple married for 65 years die hours apart

Crookston, Minnesota: A married couple for over 65 years died within hours of each other holding hands at Valley Eldercare Center Sunday.

On December 15th, Mrs Vevea (90year-old) suffered a heart attack followed shortly by her husband. Mr Clifford (93year-old) died before his wife as they held hands a final time at Valley Eldercare Center

Mrs. Vevea was the first to fall ill with a heart attack on December 15 perhaps prompting Mr Vevea’s own heart failure shortly after. Clifford and Eva Vevea's death is the 'anniversary syndrome' said funeral director, Jim Bredman.
'This is a rare case. In my 41 year career, we had one other occasion where we had a companion funeral due to death by natural cases. In that case, the two died within a day and a half.'

Close friend Alveda Scholin added: They were always together, always wonderfully happy together,” she said. “Especially in the later years, they always held hands.’
She continued: ‘It’s so unreal that they would die on the same day. But Eva had prayed for that. It would have been very sad for the one left behind because of their closeness.’