I Waited 96 Years!

Margaret Elizabeth Schneider, 104

York, PA

 

"This time I voted for the first woman"

 

• Born April 1912 Violet Hill, PA

• Wonderful homemaker who tended large vegetable and flower gardens

• Mowed her own lawn until age 96

• Lived alone after her husband died in 1980 until she broke her hip in 2011

• Says keys to living longer than 100 years are: believing in God, loving everyone (no exceptions), helping others, keeping busy, and forgiving

• Three children, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren

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"The first time I ever voted in my life it was for the first black man as President. This time I voted for the first woman to hold that office."