JANESVILLE — In 1922, the tomb of King Tut was discovered, an electric blender was invented, selling alcohol was illegal in the U.S. and Glennis Horne was born.
Horne, a resident of Rock Haven in Janesville, will celebrate her 102nd birthday on Sept. 19. She says there is no secret to living this long and never thought she would be here today.
“I wasn’t doing much and I thought, well, I can sit through this,” she said.
Adele, one of Horne’s caretakers at Rock Haven said she has not just sat through her older years. In fact, she is one of the most active 102-year-olds Adele said she has ever met.
“She keeps up with me in every workout and never misses a beat,” Adele said.
Horne grew up in Plainfield and later moved to Stevens Point. She came down to Janesville to train as a nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital and worked in the maternity ward delivering babies.
She said she decided to become a nurse after high school, following in the footsteps of some of her friends who were working as nurses.