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100-year birthdaysBy Times staff writer © St. Petersburg Times, published May 9, 2001 Muriel Naomi Hansen Nelson, born May 4, 1901, celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday. Muriel was born in Audubon, Iowa, to Christopher Wilhelm Hansen and Sadie Berniece Armstrong. Mrs. Nelson moved to St. Petersburg from Minneapolis in 1971, and after the death of her husband in 1972, she decided she wanted to stay busy. Mrs. Nelson started work as a Kelly Girl and was placed doing temporary work in the personnel office at Aircraft Porous Media. Her work ethic led the firm to make her position full time, and at the age of 72 she became assistant personnel director. She has won numerous state and county awards as "the oldest worker" and has been the subject of remarks entered in the Congressional Record dealing with the positive role of the elderly in the workplace. She retired in 1990 at the age of 89. -- We think that living a hundred years is worth our taking notice. If you or someone in your family is about to celebrate their 100th birthday, let us know. Please include the following information: full name of the celebrant, date of birth, a photo that needs not to be returned, parents' name if known, place of birth, an indication of how long the birthday person has lived in this area and a phone number in case we have questions. We'll publish the information as close to the birthday as is possible. end the information to 100-year Birthdays, St. Petersburg Times, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731-1121 or fax to (727) 893-8675.
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