[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 28, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CELEBRATING WILLA HARTER'S 101ST BIRTHDAY

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                           HON. ZACHARY NUNN

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 28, 2024

  Mr. NUNN of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to wish Ms. Willa Harter 
of Bloomfield, Iowa a very happy 101st birthday.
  Ms. Harter was born in Colorado on February 27, 1923. A survivor of 
scarlet fever at just four years old and left with only half her 
hearing, she learned to read lips at an early age. Ms. Harter's family 
moved to Iowa in December of 1933, and she graduated from Bloomfield 
High School in 1940. Two years later, she married her husband Marion 
Harter and together they raised four children: Nancy, Betty, Tom 
Harter, and Mary Jo.
  During her life she wore many different hats. She taught school, 
worked as a telephone operator at the Drakesville switchboard, and 
spent 27 years working at the Davis County Hospital. Willa's love and 
care was shown through her dedication at the hospital and at home with 
her children. Ms. Harter also has extensive experience crocheting 
afghans for every one of her children, her twelve grandchildren, twenty 
great grandchildren, and ten great-great grandchildren.
  In addition to a full life at home in Iowa, Ms. Harter has seen her 
fair share of adventures, traveling to all 50 states, as well as Asia, 
Europe, South America, and Australia. Now, her daily adventure is 
enjoying retirement by doing puzzles and reading books in her 
Bloomfield home.
  I invite my colleagues to join me in honoring Ms. Willa Harter's life 
and achievements as we wish her a very happy 101st birthday. I extend 
my congratulations and best wishes to her and her family.

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