Freehold Couple Celebrates 100th Birthday, 75th Anniversary

FREEHOLD, NJ — For two residents of The Jewish Home for Rehabilitation & Nursing in Freehold, this winter brings a couple of extraordinary milestones, said Sandy Crisafulli, of The Jewish Home for Rehabilitation & Nursing, in a statement.

Charles "Charlie" and Henrietta "Hunny" Katz will celebrate their 75 wedding anniversary this March, while Charlie recently celebrated his 100 birthday, Crisafulli said. The pair remain busy at The Jewish Home and enjoy catching up with beloved family members and long-cherished friends on the phone.

"Charlie and Hunny are pure delights," said Randi Rae Treibitz, The Jewish Home’s director of life enrichment. "It was a true pleasure for us here at The Jewish Home to celebrate Charlie’s 100th birthday, and everyone is looking forward to the festivities for the couple’s diamond wedding anniversary."

Charlie served in the United States Army, spending three years in Africa and Italy. After the war, in 1945, he was discharged. A year after being back home, Charlie met Hunny on a blind date at a beach party in Long Branch, Crisafulli said.

The pair married on March 9, 1947, and spent most of their years in New Jersey. Today, the Katz’s tight-knit family includes four grandchildren and three great grandchildren."Charles is my everything, and every chance just to love him makes my day," Hunny said. Charlie says he loves Hunny’s beauty, empathy and her ability to solve human problems.

Charlie's words of wisdom on creating a fulfilling life include "be happy, love long and hard because money is not everything."