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 DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — More than seven decades after beginning their relationship, Vivian Boyack and Alice "Nonie" Dubes have gotten married. 
 
 In this Sept. 6, 2014 photo, Vivian Boyack and Alice "Nonie" Dubes grasp hands on their wedding day in Davenport, Iowa. More than seven decades after beginning their relationship, Boyack, 91, and Dubes,... (Associated Press) 
 
 In this Sept. 6, 2014 photo, Rev. Linda Hunsaker presides over the wedding of Vivian Boyack, left, and Alice "Nonie" Dubes, center, in Davenport, Iowa. More than seven decades after beginning their relationship,... (Associated Press) 
 
 Boyack, 91, and Dubes, 90, sat next to each other during Saturday's ceremony, the Quad City Times reports (http://bit.ly/1q3E5am). 
 
 "This is a celebration of something that should have happened a very long time ago," the Rev. Linda Hunsaker told the small group of close friends and family who attended. 
 
 The women met in their hometown of Yale, Iowa, while growing up. Then they moved to Davenport in 1947 where Boyack taught school and Dubes did payroll work. 
 
 Dubes said the two have enjoyed their life together and over the years they have traveled to all 50 states, all the provinces of Canada, and to England twice. 
 
 "We've had a good time," Dubes said. 
 
 Boyack said it takes a lot of love and work to keep a relationship going for 72 years. 
 
 Longtime friend Jerry Yeast, 73, said he got to know the couple when he worked in their yard as a teenager. 
 
 "I've known these two women all my life, and I can tell you, they are special," Yeast said. 
 
 Iowa began allowing gay marriage in 2009. The two women say it is never too late for a new chapter in life. 
 
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 Information from: Quad-City Times, http://www.qctimes.com
– After 72 years together, two Iowa women have finally said "I do." "This is a celebration of something that should have happened a very long time ago," said the reverend officiating the Saturday wedding of Vivian Boyack, 91, and Alice "Nonie" Dubes, 90. They met in Yale, Iowa, where they grew up, and spent the next seven decades together traveling the US, Canada, and England, reports the Quad-City Times. Boyack worked as an elementary teacher and Dubes in payroll at a newspaper, then at a recycling company. Iowa has allowed gay marriage since 2009, the AP reports, a milestone that has allowed the couple to start a new chapter late in their lives. For friend Jerry Yeast, 73—who has known the women since he was 18—their union among family and close friends was a very special occasion. "I've known these two women all my life, and I can tell you, they are special," he says. Their secret to staying together all these years? A lot of love and hard work. "We've had a good time," Dubes says. (Click for more uplifting stories.)