Married 66 years, husband and wife die minutes apart from Covid-19


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When they died minutes apart of Covid-19 at a Palm Beach County hospice, it may have been a hidden blessing, their only child, Sarah Milewski, said. Photos: Sarah Milewski via AP

Bill and Esther Ilnisky spent nearly seven decades together as Christian ministers and missionaries, working in the Caribbean and Middle East before preaching for 40 years in Florida.

They complemented each other - he the bookworm, she outgoing and charismatic. One without the other seemed unthinkable.

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