WILMORE, Pa. (September 28, 2009)—A couple in western Pennsylvania plans to celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary next month even though they recently learned their marriage paperwork was never filed.

Frank and Betty Skrout were married Oct. 6, 1960, at a Catholic church in Wilmore, a tiny borough 55 miles east of Pittsburgh where they still live.

But the priest who presided over the nuptials failed to file a return of marriage document, proving he performed the ceremony.

The Skrouts didn’t learn of the paperwork glitch until recently when Betty Skrout applied for pension benefits only to discover that she was still listed as being single.

The Skrouts are working with the church to fix the problem.