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Mieke and Wies Merkx-Brone Married for 60 Years: ‘Suddenly We Could Go to the Playground Again’

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As if it were meant to be. At the age of 14, Wies Merkx started working at the Diddens & Van Asten weaving mill. Almost 70 years later, he lives with his wife Mieke in De Waterdrager, in the same place. Wies and Mieke from Helmond have been married for 60 years.
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As if it were meant to be. At the age of 14, Wies Merkx started working at the Diddens & Van Asten weaving mill. Almost 70 years later, he lives with his wife Mieke in De Waterdrager, in the same place. Wies and Mieke from Helmond have been married for 60 years.

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ed.nl broke the news on Monday, July 20, 2026.
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