Karen and Keith Ripetto (Photo Provided)

Keith and Karen Rippeto of Lubeck, W.Va., celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary with a small family gathering.

After attending West Virginia University on a gymnastics scholarship, Keith entered the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command. After serving, he then worked at E.I. DuPont for 47 years in the Engineering Department and retired in 2008. Karen was secretary for Gene Ingersoll, manager of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel. She also taught the Title 1 Project at Lubeck School for the Board of Education. They traveled extensively with their children, with Keith calling Western square dancing and Karen as the bookkeeper. Their travels included all 50 states plus several foreign countries. Keith retired from calling in 2013.

Keith and Karen were married in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, on Jan. 17, 1959, by the Rev. Marion Duncan at the Catlettsburg Baptist Church. They are blessed to have been together raising a family of three children, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Since the fourth grade, Keith has been the love of Karen’s life, and they pray to have many more years together.