God Bless them both in the life to come.
Elderly couple trapped in house fire both die after granddad tells dispatch on the phone 'I'm not leaving my wife': Tearful son pays heartbreaking tribute to 'salt of the Earth' parents married for 63 years
Kenneth and Phyllis Zerr, both 84, of New Melle, Minnesota, (pictured in 2013) passed away around 1am on Thursday from a suspected electrical fire in their Tall Cedar Court home, where they lived for 18 years.
An elderly couple, who were married for 63 years, died in a house fire after the granddad told dispatchers that he would 'not leave my wife.'
Kenneth and Phyllis Zerr, both 84, of New Melle, Minnesota, passed away around 1am on Thursday from a suspected electrical fire in their Tall Cedar Court home, where they lived for 18 years.
New Melle Fire Protection District said the fire started on the bottom floor of the home, eventually working its way upstairs to the two bedrooms.
'My father said: "I'm not leaving my wife," and he stayed with her until the very end,' their son Andy (pictured) said