Sundbergs celebrate 65 years

Roy and Virginia Sundberg celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Oct. 18.Roy met Virginia Freeman in 1946 at the Norwegian Danish Methodist Church in Seattle where he was singing in the choir. Six months later they were married there.Roy and Virginia made their home in west Seattle for 55 years prior to moving to Oak Harbor.

Roy and Virginia Sundberg celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Oct. 18.Roy met Virginia Freeman in 1946 at the Norwegian Danish Methodist Church in Seattle where he was singing in the choir. Six months later they were married there.Roy and Virginia made their home in west Seattle for 55 years prior to moving to Oak Harbor. While living in Seattle, Roy worked as a contractor building and re-modeling homes and Virginia devoted her life to raising their family. Their three children and their spouses are Gary and Kerry Sundberg of Madras, Ore.; Terry and Kathy Sundberg of Winlock, Wash.; and Merrie and Mark Burley of Coupeville. Their grandchildren are: Lindsay Murdock and her husband Ian of Echo, Ore.; Kirsten Chavez and her husband Steve of Bend, Ore.; Amy Tupper and her husband Dan of Winlock, Wash.; Alicia Sundberg, currently in Nepal; Brianne Mundinger and her husband Michael of Wenatchee; and Brooke Cornwell and her husband Jeremy of Clinton; one grandson, Andrew Sundberg and his wife Ainsley of Brooklyn, N.Y.; seven great-grandchildren, Mason and Mack Murdock, Ava and Sofia Chavez, Audrey Mundinger and Baylee and Boden Cornwell.