Golden jubilee celebrations for Storbecks
"We never go bed cross at each other, we've always made sure of the fact that we make up at some point before bed. It's nice to have someone to be friends with."
LOVE always prevails. These are sentiments shared by local couple, Margret and Owen Storbeck, who celebrated their marriage golden jubilee on Friday, 8 January.
The pair from Malvern said being friends has helped sustain their marriage over the years. “We never go to bed cross at each other, we’ve always made sure of the fact that we make up at some point before bed. It’s nice to have someone to be friends with,” explained Owen.
He said they had managed to stay together for so long because they had weathered tough times and never thought about giving up on each other. “It’s always important to have a sense of humour, it keeps things fresh. People tend to give up quickly. We have stuck together through tough times, financially and otherwise, together and were successful at it because we share everything and talk things over,” he said.
They talk in unison and finish each other’s sentences, which clearly show that the Storbeck’s are each other’s best friend. However, even the very best of friends need time away from each other every now and then. “We have hobbies to keep us busy, active and to get our brains moving. I love crossword puzzles and my husband has his train collection to tend to or sometimes he’ll just read,” said Margret.
Owen had just returned from Botswana for an apprenticeship when he met Margret and after just six months of dating, they were married in January of 1966. “We got married at St John’s, formerly known as Malvern Heights, where there now is a block of flats. We rented a cottage from Margret’s dad until the property was sold to developers,” he said. They have lived in Hillary, Malvern, Woodhaven and went back to Hillary seven years ago. “This place is lovely and peaceful. We get along with the neighbours. We will stay here until I drop dead pushing a lawn mower,” he said jokingly.
Fifty years, three children, two grandchildren as well as two great grandchildren later, the Storbecks say nothing matters more to them than family. “We have three children, one is in England and the other two are in Malvern and Sarnia. It’s nice to watch them raise their own children now, with them, everything is different. We grew up with no television but they did and their children seem to like their phones very much,” said Margret.
