Commun ty Matters Sterling Presbyterian Manor
September 2015
Eleanor Mark, “Centurion” Resident Spotlight:
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Eleanor was born and raised in Sterling and grew up with nine siblings; five sisters and four brothers. She has outlived them all.
“All us kids got along great. I can remember playing together with my siblings along with the neighborhood kids as well, we had a great time,” Eleanor recalls from her childhood.
Eleanor met her husband in Sterling, she recalled playing with a sibling of his and eventually going to their house to play where she met him – no word as to whether it was love at first sight. Eleanor kept herself busy working at the Sterling Café.
“I started out as a dishwasher, but I eventually worked my way up to cook,” she said. Eleanor spent more than 30 years working at the café. When she wasn’t spending time working she enjoyed sewing and was busy raising her three daughters.
Eleanor feels the hardest thing she has had to do in this life is grieve when her family members pass away, and when you live to be 100 there is a good chance you will have to do that eventually. Conversely, she loves when the whole family gets together, she enjoys all the time of reminiscing. While you will not find her in the café anymore, you will find Eleanor enjoying herself playing bingo, playing cards with her family, or humming as she goes down the hall.