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She was born in Iowa -
He was born in Kansas -
They met at the University of Iowa then got married later -
The business was a huge success but they sold it cause the patent was too expensive -
They made the candy out of their kitchen in Denver and only employed 7 people -
They also had stores in Kansas City, Lincoln, Omaha, and St. Louis -
They realized their business was growing fast so they opened their first factory in Kansas City, Missouri -
They moved because they loved KC -
They opened an ice cream parlor in KC with a drive through -
They changed their name to Russell Stover -
he died at the age of 66 -
He was one of their packaging suppliers and he purchased controlling interest in the company -
She died at the age of 93 -
It became privately owned -
They become the co presidents and they add Whitman's Candies to their enterprise