Heritage Court resident turns 100 years old
Ida Seppi Bruno recently celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by friends at family.
Bruno, who resides at Heritage Court Assisted Living in Upland, was honored with a picture slide show of her life.
Mexican dancers performed for the party of about 75 people.
There were three full-sized cakes and vanilla ice cream.
All of Bruno's family members wore white shirts with her face on it.
She also had a pinata full of candy.
Bruno was born on Oct. 4, 1911 in Vancouver, British Columbia to Max and Aurelia Seppi, Italian immigrants who met on Ellis Island in 1911.
Max relocated his family to Canada where he found work as a coal minor.
When Bruno was 2 years old, her family moved to the small mining town of Helper, Utah.
Bruno attended school through the eighth grade and went to work in a dress shop to help support her family.
She met and married Dominic Bruno in 1930.
They had three children, six grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
In 1947, Bruno took over operations of the local railroad hotel ensuring that all 35 rooms were clean and meals were fed to the railroad men during their layovers.
Her family moved from the hotel in 1953 when Bruno picked up another career in at a local pharmacy.
Two of Bruno's children were living in Southern California when Bruno decided to move closer to them.
She moved to Hemet and stated to care for the elderly in her community.
She lived in Hemet for 18 years before retiring.
Bruno eventually made her way to Heritage Court in 2008 where still currently resides.
