A couple of wartime sweethearts who were married for almost 72 years have been buried next to each other after dying days apart. Ronald Pearson and his wife Miriam met at an evening dance while he was serving in the RAF police and she the Auxiliary Territorial Service during the Second World War. They married in 1943 and settled in Broughton near Chester, welcoming their daughter two years after celebrating VE day. After almost 72 years together, Mrs Pearson, 95, died last month. Her husband followed two days later aged 94. Ronald and Miriam Pearson died last month within two days of each other. The couple, who met during the war, had been married for almost 72 years . Mr and Mrs Pearson met during the War when he was working as a sergeant for the RAF police and she a driver for the Auxiliary Territorial Service . Their marriage was described as 'the greatest true love story' at a joint funeral held at Blacon Crematorium which saw the couple buried side by side. 'It's nice that they are going together; it's what they would have wanted. They'll be next to each other, like they always were,' said their daughter, Jenny Ledger, 68. Their daughter, Jenny Ledger, 68, said: 'It's nice that they are going together; it's what they would have wanted. They'll be next to each other, like they always were.' Mr and Mrs Pearson met in Buckley in North Wales during the Second World War. At the time he was a sergeant in the RAF police, and she a driver for the Auxiliary Territorial Service based in Kinmel Park near Abergele. After meeting at the Albert Hall dance hall, they married before the war was over. Taking the service, funeral celebrant Mary McDonald said Mr Pearson had seen 'a lovely young woman and went over to ask her to dance'. 'That was the beginning of a beautiful love story - one that lasted over 70 years. They never looked back. They both knew they were meant for each other.' After marrying before the end of the war the couple settled in Broughton near Chester to raise their 'adored' family . They went on to have two children, Jennifer and Mark, with Mr Pearson taking up work with British Aerospace in Broughton. After welcoming five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, the couple remained in their home until October, when they both moved to Countess of Chester Hospital, Cheshire. Mrs Pearson died on March 13, her husband following just two days later. At the service at Blacon Crematorium, family members paid tribute to the 'inseparable' couple. Great granddaughter Amy Griffiths read a personal tribute recalling a kaleidoscope of memories, including caravan holidays, football and cricket on the beach and 'always a polo mint in Grandad's pocket'. 'Never been apart - together for ever and always in life and afterlife,' she wrote. 'The greatest true love story.' Concluding the service, Mrs McDonald said: 'They left their earthly lives together. 'They could not be separated.' They were buried in a joint funeral this week where mourners heard how theirs was the 'greatest true love story'
Ronald Pearson and his wife Miriam met and were married during WWII . He was a sergeant in the RAF police while she worked as a driver for ATS . The 'inseparable' couple settled in Broughton near Chester to raise family . They died last month within two days of each other at the ages of 94 and 95 . Their marriage was described as 'greatest true love story' at joint funeral .