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Couple Married Over 70 Years Died 2 Days Apart Of COVID-19

Harilal Thakkar, age 90, died on May 17, 2020, at the age of 90. Two days later his wife, Padmaben Thakkar, passed away at the age of 87.

(Edward Weiland via CBS Chicago)

NAPERVILLE, IL (CBS) — A Naperville couple married for over 70 years died two days apart. Both battled COVID-19 in the weeks leading up to their deaths.

Harilal Thakkar, age 90, died on May 17, 2020 at the age of 90. Two days later his wife, Padmaben Thakkar, passed away at the age of 87. They married in 1949.

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