Saturday, October 17th, 2015
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Three area men help feed their wives during a visit this week to Miller Place in Celina. The wives, residents of the senior living facility, each suffer from dementia. Their husbands have developed a strong friendship and lean on each other for support. From left are Marjorie and Elden Houts of Celina, Charlie and Betty Gaerke of Fort Recovery, and Joe and Wilma Barhorst of Philothea.

Related online story:
CELINA - Elden Houts slowly moved a spoonful of vegetables toward his wife's lips, waiting patiently for her mouth to open.
"There you go," the 84-year-old retired banker said with a satisfied grin as she eventually swallowed the food. [More]
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