Former teacher now married and abroad in German love story

Posted December 23, 2012
Karen Coston and Hartmut Laegel were wed on Sept. 15 at Johnna Elliott's home in Blacksburg. They are living in Germany until April. | Photo courtesy of Johnna Elliott

Karen Coston and Hartmut Laegel were wed on Sept. 15 at Johnna Elliott’s home in Blacksburg. They are living in Germany until April. | Photo courtesy of Johnna Elliott

Karen Coston and Hartmut Laegel first met in Germany in 1960 when Coston was a 16-year-old exchange student. They tried to keep in touch, but the distance was too much. Fifty years later, they found each other on Facebook. In September, they married in Blacksburg.

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