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Vera Enquist was honored at the Long Beach Officers Wives Club in celebration of her 100th birthday. Vera is a retired Army major who has served her country since 1941, when she graduated and came to an Army Hospital in Riverside. She served in Japan, Germany and San Francisco before moving to Lakewood in 1962. The club meets at the Long Beach Yacht Club the first Wednesday of each month.
-- Rhea Black
Viola Norman recently celebrated her 97th birthday. She was a sharecropper, she picked up cans in Long Beach for 30 years, she was known as the bag lady, and she attended First Providence Missionary Baptist Church at 801 Hill St. Long Beach until she became too ill to attend. Her favorite color is pink. She was born July 26,1912. She is of the Johnson clan in Scott, Arkansas, and she is the oldest citizen of the Sixth District in Long Beach.
-- Hattie Bass
We are celebrating the 106th birthday of Ms. Crossie Kennybrew. She's been with us at Royal Care Skilled Nursing Center in Long Beach since 2005. Ms. Kennybrew is a wonderful lady who enjoys reading the newspaper (Press-Telegram) and enjoys reading spiritual magazines.
Ms. Kennybrew was born on July 3, 1903, in Oklahoma. She moved to California in 1947 and it has been her home ever since.
Each year, since she came to us, we make it a point to celebrate her birthday along with the residents of our facility and our staff. The staff and the residents love her dearly and every year we all ask her, ``What is your secret?'' She simply responds with a smile.
... Dennise Herrera, Activity Director, Royal Care Skilled Nursing Center
By Donna Colamonico
Long Beach
Ida Sisemore celebrated her 100th birthday with family in December 2008. She and her late husband, Glenn, raised their children in Compton. Her children, Evelyn Fischer of Corona, Richard Sisemore of Oakview and Donna Colamonico of Long Beach all attended St. Anthony's High School.
Ida was blessed with 10 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. She loved to tell stories of the Great Depression and how they stood in bread lines for food and how they endured the 1933 earthquake and had to live outside for weeks because of aftershocks.
Her husband died after 57 years of marriage. They instilled in their children love of God, respect for others and especially respect for marriage. All three of her children have been married for more than 50 years. She was a remarkable woman, always doing for others. On May 29, the Lord decided he needed her more than we did. We are not mourning her death; we are celebrating her life.
God bless you Mom, see you in heaven.
Long Beach
Ida Sisemore celebrated her 100th birthday with family in December 2008. She and her late husband, Glenn, raised their children in Compton. Her children, Evelyn Fischer of Corona, Richard Sisemore of Oakview and Donna Colamonico of Long Beach all attended St. Anthony's High School.
Ida was blessed with 10 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. She loved to tell stories of the Great Depression and how they stood in bread lines for food and how they endured the 1933 earthquake and had to live outside for weeks because of aftershocks.
Her husband died after 57 years of marriage. They instilled in their children love of God, respect for others and especially respect for marriage. All three of her children have been married for more than 50 years. She was a remarkable woman, always doing for others. On May 29, the Lord decided he needed her more than we did. We are not mourning her death; we are celebrating her life.
God bless you Mom, see you in heaven.
