[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 145 (Monday, September 26, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1364]
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                        TRIBUTE TO IDA MEHLMANN

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 26, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Ida Mehlmann of Griswold, Iowa, on the celebration of her 
100th birthday on September 4, 2016. Ida celebrates this special day 
with her twin brother, Ira Spieker, who lives in Michigan.
  Ida resides at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, Iowa, and enjoys 
embroidering and working on puzzles. Ida tells her friends of her 
simple philosophy: she takes life day by day and tends to do whatever 
she wants to do. Ida and her late husband, LeRoy, were married on March 
8, 1939 at the Atlantic Methodist Church parsonage. They had six 
children including twin daughters. Ida was born and raised on a farm, 
helped with the daily chores of farm life growing up, and later married 
a farmer. She said she has seen many changes throughout her life, but 
the biggest change was having access to electricity. Ida is also known 
for her baking skills and her famous sour cream raisin pie. Her talent 
in the kitchen has given her the reputation as one of the best pie 
makers in southwest Iowa.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored and pleased to congratulate Ida Mehlmann on 
her 100th birthday. I ask that my colleagues in the U.S. House of 
Representatives join me in congratulating Ida on this incredible 
milestone and wishing her even more health and happiness in the years 
to come.

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