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Heartbroken husband, 94, dies on the way to his 89-year-old wife's funeral after inseparable couple had joked they would 'never leave one spouse behind'
Norman Hendrickson passed away being driven to the funeral home to view wife Gwendoline's ashes on February 16 in Cambridge, NY
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 00:28 EST, 22 February 2013 | UPDATED: 05:18 EST, 22 February 2013
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A heartbroken husband who died on the way to his wife's funeral on Saturday was honored by his family in the way that he had lived - and laid to rest alongside his beloved spouse
Norman Hendrickson, 94, died suddenly en route to his 89-year-old wife Gwendoline's funeral on February 16. The couple had been married for 66 years.
In the midst of their grief, the couple's daughters knew that there was only one thing to do - hold a joint service for their parents who had been inseparable throughout their lives.
Mr Hendrickson, a World War II veteran, was mourned at the same New York funeral home where his wife Gwen's funeral was already scheduled last Saturday.
Forever love: Gwendoline Hendrickson and husband Norman in their backyard in Cambridge, New York. Mr Hendrickson, 94, died while en route to his wife's funeral last Saturday. Gwendoline, 89, died on February 8
Mrs Hendrickson was 89 when she died on February 8. Her husband died just steps from the funeral home where he had planned to say goodbye to his wife.
The couple's two daughters Norman and Merrilyne said it was a fitting way to say goodbye to a couple who had been together since meeting in Britain during World War II.
Norman was overseas with the U.S. Army when he met Gwen, who was serving in the British Royal Air Force. She immigrated to America and they were married in 1947.

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