Birthdays ranged in age from 100 to 105

Five Peoria residents recently celebrated major milestone birthdays, ranging in age from 100 to 105 years young. This group of centenarians currently calls Sierra Winds, a Life Plan Community in Peoria, home.

• Harry, 101, traveled the world in his 80s, enjoys collecting stamps and was married 52 years before his wife passed away in 1999.

• Frances, 100, made her own wedding gown, married in 1947 to Earl. They lived in Washington DC and she was a secretary for the Department of Agriculture. Then they moved to Florida and decided to retire in Sun City. She traveled internationally and likes to sew and explore her family's genealogy.

• Earl, 104, was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 and remained in active duty at Fort Hood Texas while he was a ba

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