Redmond

Published 5:00 am Sunday, July 15, 2012

Marguerite Redmond, of Bend, celebrated her 100th birthday at High Desert Assisted Living on July 11.

Mrs. Redmond was born July 11, 1912, in Daly City, Calif. She married Sam Gillette in 1938; he died in 1954. She married John Redmond in 1956. She has two children, Irene Gillette, of Bend, and Dennis (and Jackie) Redmond, of Grants Pass; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Redmond worked as a crystal draper, designing custom crystal chandeliers, and also taught ballroom dancing. She enjoys reading health and nutrition books, and playing Rummikub.

She has lived in Central Oregon for three years.

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