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Cranbrook resident marks a century-plus

Helen Nelson turned 101 years old Saturday, August 17.
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Helen Nelson

Joseph Creek Care Village resident Helen Nelson turned 101 years old on Saturday. Nelson said she grew up in the Kootenays and had a large garden when she was younger. She was a seamstress and has two sons, one who lives in Cranbrook and another in Vancouver. She was born in 1912.