Eileen Halden has reached the magical milestone of 100 years of age.
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Celebrating the day with residents of the Assumption Villa as well as family members, she couldn’t really understand what the fuss was about.
Born in 1917, she has come through some tough times with two world wars and the Great Depression and she felt her greatest accomplishment was raising her family.
“I couldn’t be prouder of my kids,” she said.
Daughter, Marie Mitchell said her mother was an inspiration.
“She has been doing things herself for almost 50 years now,” she said.
“She is very disciplined and that is probably how she reached this milestone.”
The celebration was headlined by an apperence from the queen