100th Birthday Article by Kaila Braley
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“If you’re going to live, you’ve got to love everybody because you spend most of your time at work with people, so it’s really important to love them,” she said. She never smoke or drank and always ate well, she said, which might have helped contribute to her long life. She also never married or had children, but is part of a big, loving family.
“I’m glad I didn’t marry because then I wouldn’t have all of these people,” she said, gesturing to her great niece and nephew. “I wouldn’t have lived this long.” Virginia Chandler was born in Duxbury, the youngest of eight children. Her mother died when she was 2-years-old and she was raised by her brothers and sisters. “I had many mothers and fathers because my brothers and sisters raised me,” she said.
Ginny, as she is known to family and friends, worked as an administrative assistant in insurance offices for years, in town and then in Boston, when she commuted on the train. But the commute was a little different than commuters are used to in 2017. “As you went along, where your feet were, you could see the ground,” she said.
Before she retired in 1987, she worked for the town’s water department for a number of years. “I hated to give that job up. I just loved it,” she said. “I liked it because I got to meet a lot of nice people. People would come in to talk about their water bill, and they’d end up telling me about their family.” Ginny was always kind to people when they came in to talk about their bill. “She used to say it was the town’s fault the bill was so high,” he said.
Ginny said it’s important to just connect with other people, and talk to them. “I wasn’t afraid of people. Today I think people are afraid of people,” she said. Despite rounding in on a century, said she still feels young. “I’ve never thought of my life as long. I woke up this morning and said, ‘This 100 bit – I don’t feel it,’” she said. “The other day my doctor said you’ll be almost 100 when you leave here, and he said what comes after 100? And I said I’ll find out.”
The day before Ginny’s 100th birthday, her family and friends celebrated the milestone with her at the First Congregational Church in Marshfield, where she regularly attends church. Chandler has a prayer list that she uses every night before she goes to bed, to ask God for good things for her loved ones. “She goes to bed early some nights to pray extra,”.
Ginny hasn’t always been religious, she has always practiced kindness. She would say all of the time, what most people need is love, understanding and encouragement. She said that her whole life, and then she realized that that’s what God believes too.
Ginny was given a Christian Life Award from the First Congregational Church to celebrate her life of kindness. “There was a time when I said I don’t know why I was born,”. “My sister said it’s because you’re needed. She said, ‘You will have a long life ahead of you because you’re needed.’”
Obituary by Bonnie Chandler Conant
Virginia Ernestine "Ginny" Chandler, the second eldest resident of Marshfield, died on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at her home. She was 101 years old. She was born on March 19, 1917, the youngest of eight children, to John Alden and Susan Irene (Delano) Chandler. Her mother died in 1920 leaving her to be raised in the families of her siblings Ginny was blessed to have 16 nieces and nephews, 43 great-nieces and great-nephews, 64 great great-nieces and great-nephews, 59 great great great-nieces and great-nephews and 5 great great great great-nieces and great-nephews.
Ginny was a clerk/typist for the C. C. Langille and W. G. Ford insurance agencies before joining the Marshfield D.P.W. Water Division as a clerk in 1955, retiring in 1976. Ginny loved to travel. She was a member of the Ladies Benevolent Society, the Alden Kindred of America, and she joined the First Congregational Church of Marshfield in the 1940s. Ginny loved to travel, primarily to visit relatives, and dedicated much of her life to maintaining warm relationships with family, extended family and friends via cards, notes, letters and telephone calls. She never became involved with social media but she would most assuredly have had thousands of friends and followers. She was a faithful Christian and shared her love of the Lord in word and deed. At the time of her passing she had no fewer than 100 individuals on her prayer list.
[email protected] @MarinerKaila
“If you’re going to live, you’ve got to love everybody because you spend most of your time at work with people, so it’s really important to love them,” she said. She never smoke or drank and always ate well, she said, which might have helped contribute to her long life. She also never married or had children, but is part of a big, loving family.
“I’m glad I didn’t marry because then I wouldn’t have all of these people,” she said, gesturing to her great niece and nephew. “I wouldn’t have lived this long.” Virginia Chandler was born in Duxbury, the youngest of eight children. Her mother died when she was 2-years-old and she was raised by her brothers and sisters. “I had many mothers and fathers because my brothers and sisters raised me,” she said.
Ginny, as she is known to family and friends, worked as an administrative assistant in insurance offices for years, in town and then in Boston, when she commuted on the train. But the commute was a little different than commuters are used to in 2017. “As you went along, where your feet were, you could see the ground,” she said.
Before she retired in 1987, she worked for the town’s water department for a number of years. “I hated to give that job up. I just loved it,” she said. “I liked it because I got to meet a lot of nice people. People would come in to talk about their water bill, and they’d end up telling me about their family.” Ginny was always kind to people when they came in to talk about their bill. “She used to say it was the town’s fault the bill was so high,” he said.
Ginny said it’s important to just connect with other people, and talk to them. “I wasn’t afraid of people. Today I think people are afraid of people,” she said. Despite rounding in on a century, said she still feels young. “I’ve never thought of my life as long. I woke up this morning and said, ‘This 100 bit – I don’t feel it,’” she said. “The other day my doctor said you’ll be almost 100 when you leave here, and he said what comes after 100? And I said I’ll find out.”
The day before Ginny’s 100th birthday, her family and friends celebrated the milestone with her at the First Congregational Church in Marshfield, where she regularly attends church. Chandler has a prayer list that she uses every night before she goes to bed, to ask God for good things for her loved ones. “She goes to bed early some nights to pray extra,”.
Ginny hasn’t always been religious, she has always practiced kindness. She would say all of the time, what most people need is love, understanding and encouragement. She said that her whole life, and then she realized that that’s what God believes too.
Ginny was given a Christian Life Award from the First Congregational Church to celebrate her life of kindness. “There was a time when I said I don’t know why I was born,”. “My sister said it’s because you’re needed. She said, ‘You will have a long life ahead of you because you’re needed.’”
Obituary by Bonnie Chandler Conant
Virginia Ernestine "Ginny" Chandler, the second eldest resident of Marshfield, died on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at her home. She was 101 years old. She was born on March 19, 1917, the youngest of eight children, to John Alden and Susan Irene (Delano) Chandler. Her mother died in 1920 leaving her to be raised in the families of her siblings Ginny was blessed to have 16 nieces and nephews, 43 great-nieces and great-nephews, 64 great great-nieces and great-nephews, 59 great great great-nieces and great-nephews and 5 great great great great-nieces and great-nephews.
Ginny was a clerk/typist for the C. C. Langille and W. G. Ford insurance agencies before joining the Marshfield D.P.W. Water Division as a clerk in 1955, retiring in 1976. Ginny loved to travel. She was a member of the Ladies Benevolent Society, the Alden Kindred of America, and she joined the First Congregational Church of Marshfield in the 1940s. Ginny loved to travel, primarily to visit relatives, and dedicated much of her life to maintaining warm relationships with family, extended family and friends via cards, notes, letters and telephone calls. She never became involved with social media but she would most assuredly have had thousands of friends and followers. She was a faithful Christian and shared her love of the Lord in word and deed. At the time of her passing she had no fewer than 100 individuals on her prayer list.
100th Birthday Article by Kaila Braley
[email protected] @MarinerKaila
“If you’re going to live, you’ve got to love everybody because you spend most of your time at work with people, so it’s really important to love them,” she said. She never smoke or drank and always ate well, she said, which might have helped contribute to her long life. She also never married or had children, but is part of a big, loving family.
“I’m glad I didn’t marry because then I wouldn’t have all of these people,” she said, gesturing to her great niece and nephew. “I wouldn’t have lived this long.” Virginia Chandler was born in Duxbury, the youngest of eight children. Her mother died when she was 2-years-old and she was raised by her brothers and sisters. “I had many mothers and fathers because my brothers and sisters raised me,” she said.
Ginny, as she is known to family and friends, worked as an administrative assistant in insurance offices for years, in town and then in Boston, when she commuted on the train. But the commute was a little different than commuters are used to in 2017. “As you went along, where your feet were, you could see the ground,” she said.
Before she retired in 1987, she worked for the town’s water department for a number of years. “I hated to give that job up. I just loved it,” she said. “I liked it because I got to meet a lot of nice people. People would come in to talk about their water bill, and they’d end up telling me about their family.” Ginny was always kind to people when they came in to talk about their bill. “She used to say it was the town’s fault the bill was so high,” he said.
Ginny said it’s important to just connect with other people, and talk to them. “I wasn’t afraid of people. Today I think people are afraid of people,” she said. Despite rounding in on a century, said she still feels young. “I’ve never thought of my life as long. I woke up this morning and said, ‘This 100 bit – I don’t feel it,’” she said. “The other day my doctor said you’ll be almost 100 when you leave here, and he said what comes after 100? And I said I’ll find out.”
The day before Ginny’s 100th birthday, her family and friends celebrated the milestone with her at the First Congregational Church in Marshfield, where she regularly attends church. Chandler has a prayer list that she uses every night before she goes to bed, to ask God for good things for her loved ones. “She goes to bed early some nights to pray extra,”.
Ginny hasn’t always been religious, she has always practiced kindness. She would say all of the time, what most people need is love, understanding and encouragement. She said that her whole life, and then she realized that that’s what God believes too.
Ginny was given a Christian Life Award from the First Congregational Church to celebrate her life of kindness. “There was a time when I said I don’t know why I was born,”. “My sister said it’s because you’re needed. She said, ‘You will have a long life ahead of you because you’re needed.’”
Obituary by Bonnie Chandler Conant
Virginia Ernestine "Ginny" Chandler, the second eldest resident of Marshfield, died on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at her home. She was 101 years old. She was born on March 19, 1917, the youngest of eight children, to John Alden and Susan Irene (Delano) Chandler. Her mother died in 1920 leaving her to be raised in the families of her siblings Ginny was blessed to have 16 nieces and nephews, 43 great-nieces and great-nephews, 64 great great-nieces and great-nephews, 59 great great great-nieces and great-nephews and 5 great great great great-nieces and great-nephews.
Ginny was a clerk/typist for the C. C. Langille and W. G. Ford insurance agencies before joining the Marshfield D.P.W. Water Division as a clerk in 1955, retiring in 1976. Ginny loved to travel. She was a member of the Ladies Benevolent Society, the Alden Kindred of America, and she joined the First Congregational Church of Marshfield in the 1940s. Ginny loved to travel, primarily to visit relatives, and dedicated much of her life to maintaining warm relationships with family, extended family and friends via cards, notes, letters and telephone calls. She never became involved with social media but she would most assuredly have had thousands of friends and followers. She was a faithful Christian and shared her love of the Lord in word and deed. At the time of her passing she had no fewer than 100 individuals on her prayer list.
[email protected] @MarinerKaila
“If you’re going to live, you’ve got to love everybody because you spend most of your time at work with people, so it’s really important to love them,” she said. She never smoke or drank and always ate well, she said, which might have helped contribute to her long life. She also never married or had children, but is part of a big, loving family.
“I’m glad I didn’t marry because then I wouldn’t have all of these people,” she said, gesturing to her great niece and nephew. “I wouldn’t have lived this long.” Virginia Chandler was born in Duxbury, the youngest of eight children. Her mother died when she was 2-years-old and she was raised by her brothers and sisters. “I had many mothers and fathers because my brothers and sisters raised me,” she said.
Ginny, as she is known to family and friends, worked as an administrative assistant in insurance offices for years, in town and then in Boston, when she commuted on the train. But the commute was a little different than commuters are used to in 2017. “As you went along, where your feet were, you could see the ground,” she said.
Before she retired in 1987, she worked for the town’s water department for a number of years. “I hated to give that job up. I just loved it,” she said. “I liked it because I got to meet a lot of nice people. People would come in to talk about their water bill, and they’d end up telling me about their family.” Ginny was always kind to people when they came in to talk about their bill. “She used to say it was the town’s fault the bill was so high,” he said.
Ginny said it’s important to just connect with other people, and talk to them. “I wasn’t afraid of people. Today I think people are afraid of people,” she said. Despite rounding in on a century, said she still feels young. “I’ve never thought of my life as long. I woke up this morning and said, ‘This 100 bit – I don’t feel it,’” she said. “The other day my doctor said you’ll be almost 100 when you leave here, and he said what comes after 100? And I said I’ll find out.”
The day before Ginny’s 100th birthday, her family and friends celebrated the milestone with her at the First Congregational Church in Marshfield, where she regularly attends church. Chandler has a prayer list that she uses every night before she goes to bed, to ask God for good things for her loved ones. “She goes to bed early some nights to pray extra,”.
Ginny hasn’t always been religious, she has always practiced kindness. She would say all of the time, what most people need is love, understanding and encouragement. She said that her whole life, and then she realized that that’s what God believes too.
Ginny was given a Christian Life Award from the First Congregational Church to celebrate her life of kindness. “There was a time when I said I don’t know why I was born,”. “My sister said it’s because you’re needed. She said, ‘You will have a long life ahead of you because you’re needed.’”
Obituary by Bonnie Chandler Conant
Virginia Ernestine "Ginny" Chandler, the second eldest resident of Marshfield, died on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at her home. She was 101 years old. She was born on March 19, 1917, the youngest of eight children, to John Alden and Susan Irene (Delano) Chandler. Her mother died in 1920 leaving her to be raised in the families of her siblings Ginny was blessed to have 16 nieces and nephews, 43 great-nieces and great-nephews, 64 great great-nieces and great-nephews, 59 great great great-nieces and great-nephews and 5 great great great great-nieces and great-nephews.
Ginny was a clerk/typist for the C. C. Langille and W. G. Ford insurance agencies before joining the Marshfield D.P.W. Water Division as a clerk in 1955, retiring in 1976. Ginny loved to travel. She was a member of the Ladies Benevolent Society, the Alden Kindred of America, and she joined the First Congregational Church of Marshfield in the 1940s. Ginny loved to travel, primarily to visit relatives, and dedicated much of her life to maintaining warm relationships with family, extended family and friends via cards, notes, letters and telephone calls. She never became involved with social media but she would most assuredly have had thousands of friends and followers. She was a faithful Christian and shared her love of the Lord in word and deed. At the time of her passing she had no fewer than 100 individuals on her prayer list.
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