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The real-life Notebook couple: Husband and wife who were married for 75 years die hours apart, holding hands in bed, after she whispered 'wait for me, I'll be there soon'  A pair of childhood sweethearts who were married for 75 years have fulfilled their final wish to die in each other's arms after they passed away clutching hands, within hours of each other, in their bed. Jeanette Toczko, 96, and her 95-year-old husband, Alexander Toczko, from San Diego, California, spent their lives in love after becoming boyfriend and girlfriend when they were only eight years old. But several weeks ago, Mr Toczko suffered a broken hip in a fall and was left bed-bound. A local hospice delivered a special bed to his home, which staff pushed up next to his beloved wife's bed. As Mr Toczko's condition quickly declined, Mrs Toczko's own health took a turn for the worse. The couple had always said they wished to die 'in their own bed, holding hands, in each other's...

The Man Who Woke Up at His Own Funeral “In Paraguay, a man named Vilmar S. woke up during his own funeral after being wrongly declared dead. He started moving in the body bag — shocking mourners mid-prayer.” He was declared dead and was being buried, the boy shocks his family when he appears before them A boy declared dead in Paraguay has shocked his grieving family. Juan Ramon Alfonso Penayo, returned home to find family members mourning his death after a burned body was mistakenly identified by police. The boy had been missing from home in the village of Santa Teresa for several days, and police discovered the remains of a burned body. Since the body could not be identified, police thought it might be Penayo. The family, devastated by grief, was holding a funeral service when the 20-year-old returned home to find his loved ones mourning his death. Drug gangs operated in the area, so officials feared Penayo was involved with them and his end was horrendous. When police found th...