HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY

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Christine L. Willison

HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY

Catherine L. Willison

HONOREE

Residence: Youngstown

Date of birth: Sept. 13, 1913, in Youngstown.

FAMILY

Parents: John and Hannah Sullivan.

Siblings: A sister, Mary Audrey Mahon, lives in Canfield. John Sullivan Jr., Virginia Carney, Rita Higgins, Florence Sullivan, James Sullivan and Paul Sullivan are deceased.

Spouse: John C. Willison, whom she married Feb. 13, 1934, is deceased.

Children: Barbara (William) Milliron and Cathy (Patrick) McKenna, all of Austintown; John C. (Delores) Willison of Columbiana, Carol (Robert) O’Malley of Youngstown; and Robert (Roxanne) Willison of Canfield.

Grandchildren: 14.

Great-grandchildren: 23.

Great-great-grandchildren: 1.

BACKGROUND

Education: Graduated from The Rayen School in 1931.

Employment: Homemaker.

Memberships: St. Christine Church.

ADDITIONAL INTERESTS

Lifestyle: She remains very active. She has enjoyed traveling across the country and to Ireland in 1996.

CELEBRATION

Date and location: A family celebration took place Sept. 1 at St. Columba Cathedral Hall.