West Bend, WI – Wisconsin Family Council announced the newest inductees into its Marriage Hall of Fame including Arthur and Joan Seyfert of West Bend, WI who have been married 61 years.
The Seyferts were married October 5, 1963, and have 4 girls, 2 boys, 19 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren. Their Hall of Fame marriage advice, “Never forget 2 become one, and till death do we part.”
Wisconsin Family Council began this unique Hall of Fame in 2022 to honor both the institution of marriage and individual marriages that have gone the distance. Applying to be part of the Marriage Hall of Fame was open to any married couple in Wisconsin who has currently been married 60 or more years.
Wisconsin’s 2025 longest-married couple is Theodore and Rosemary Prosser of Oneida who have been married 76 years.
Theodore and Rosemary were married on October 20, 1948. They had 10 children, 16 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
They are still able to live in their home and celebrate many family outings together. Their marriage is a great lesson for all married couples: “Enjoy life and love hard.”
The long and faithful marriage of the Prossers is an encouragement and challenge to everyone in our state. 17 other couples join the Prossers in WFC’s Marriage Hall of Fame this year.
Click HERE to read about the other inductees in the WFC Marriage Hall of Fame.
On a history note: Norbert and Lucy Carter from the Town of Trenton have been married 76 years. The couple met at the Newburg Picnic.
They have 8 kids: four boys and four girls and 16 grandchildren.
