His wife, Ruth, 58, will also retire after 14 years at the plant.

The Colonel and his wife had retired to their rooms.

His wife retired the next year to care for him, and he died in 1987.

He and his wife retired to Florida 14 years later.

His wife, Jean, 64, retired from her job as a secretary four years ago to care for him.

Goode and his wife retired at the close of the school year in 1993.

My wife then retired to our room: the bathroom, to be specific.

His wife retired to bed and awoke in the middle of the night to find that he was not there.

His wife retired into the kitchen, presumably to make him something to eat.

It picked up a year later when my wife, Jan, retired.