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Betty and Robert “Wally” Wallschlaeger were married in Betty’s mother’s living room in 1945, while Wally was on leave from the Navy. World War II ended just a few weeks after the wedding.

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Betty Wallschlaeger looks back on a century
March 5, 2025 3:30 a.m.

Betty Wallschlaeger looks back on a century

EPHRATA — Betty Wallschlaeger got an early start. “I was a six-month baby, and I fit in the palm of (my mother’s) hand,” she said. “They didn't know how much I weighed, because they didn't want to handle me too much. But I was in an incubator for eight weeks.”