QUIRKY WORLD ... Childhood sweethearts die wrapped in each other’s arms after 75 years of wedded bliss

USA: Jeanette and Alexander Toczko were each eight years old when they became smitten with one another. 

QUIRKY WORLD ... Childhood sweethearts die wrapped in each other’s arms after 75 years of wedded bliss

They married in 1940 and were rarely apart. They told their children they wished to die in each other’s arms.

Last month, at their home in San Diego, just days before their 75th wedding anniversary, that wish was fulfilled.

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