Betty was an attendant at J.N. Adam Hospital in Perrysville, NY, and a lab technician prior to her marriage to Jack. She lived in Perrysburg and Jamestown, NY.

Orval was also known as “Jack.” Although born in Carrolltown, Pa., Orval was living in Highland, Pa., by the age of 8 and in Corsica, Pa., by the age of 18. He graduated from Union Vocational Technical School in Corsica at the age of 22 and became a Registered Nurse. Following his marriage to Helen they lived in Buffalo, Jamestown and Collins, NY. He had a supervisory position at Gowanda State Hospital in Helmuth, NY. and also lived in Gowanda, N.Y.