COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Here at KRDO13, we love celebrating milestone birthdays of our community members – and we got to be part of one yesterday!
Surrounded by family and friends, Edna Nielson Dejohn rang in her 101st birthday on Dec. 29, and we were lucky enough to get an invite to her big birthday bash at Springs Ranch Memory Care.
Edna was born on Dec. 29, 1924, in Marysville, Kansas, but today, she resides at Springs Ranch in Colorado Springs.
Her friends there say she lives every day laughing and staying social – just two of the traits she says are necessary for living a long, happy life. Edna says that in her 101 years, she’s learned the key to happiness is to choose joy every day…