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Fanny Silli% #»**»«»♦i i i ^ « # r*Observes Her104th BirthdayFanny Edgar Sill observed her 104th birthday Monday.Ten years ago. Miss Sill, a native of La Crosse, became a resident of Lutheran Hospital. In spite of failing eyesight and hearing, she kept abreast of the news, with the exception of politics; during one of her past birthdays, when she was having a party for hospital staff members and close friends, Miss Sill said her interest in politics was nil. In spite of that, she received telegrams from Gaylord Nelson and Alexander VVilev.FANNY E. SILLa party ever was overlooked, and the Sill familv maintainedMiss Sill had no party tor her 104th birthdav. A few weeksago, a hospital spokesman said. Miss Sill had a stroke whicha reputation of “no dull times'' for their guests.Mr. Sill died in 1891, his wife died in 1920.Fannv Sill had an avid interkeeps her in bed and not enthusiastic for parties. She has no relatives, but her friends remembered the day with cards and flowers.Her father, William R. Sill, a civil engineer, came to Laengineer,Crosse to direct the building of the first Milwaukee Road line in the upper Mississippi Valley. He decided to settle in this newest in civic affairs. It began when she was in her early teenswhen she and a group of herfriends organized a group which was later to develop into the “Home for the Friendless, now the La Crosse Home For Children.area and built a home at 929 State St. It was in that home that Fanny Sill was bom, on Aug. 29, 1862. Later, the house was moved around the corner :o 211 N. 10th St. No occasion forTHIS lAdTUESDAY, WEDNESDA
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La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse, Wisconsin, US
Mon, Aug 29, 1966
Page 9
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