Pittsburgh woman celebrates 111th birthday, gets surprise news of great-great-grandchild
Lovingly known as "Nanny" among her family members, Janet Wharton was born on March 29, 1911, in South Carolina. She was raised in Pittsburgh.
Lovingly known as "Nanny" among her family members, Janet Wharton was born on March 29, 1911, in South Carolina. She was raised in Pittsburgh.
Lovingly known as "Nanny" among her family members, Janet Wharton was born on March 29, 1911, in South Carolina. She was raised in Pittsburgh.
A special birthday party was held for a Pittsburgh woman on Tuesday. She has now officially surpassed the average life expectancy for an American woman by 33 years.
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Janet Wharton celebrated her 111th birthday. Lovingly known as "Nanny" among her family members, Wharton was born on March 29, 1911, in South Carolina. She was raised in Pittsburgh.
In her lifetime, she also lived in New York where she got married and became a beautician.
She also went to school for nursing and took care of others in that capacity a few days a week.
However, her biggest legacy is her family. She has one child, two grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and she found out Tuesday that she is about to have a great-great-grandchild.
Wharton was surprised by the news. The baby boy is expected to arrive in June.
Wharton has short-term memory recall issues, but she could go on and on about older memories from her life, like her favorite vacation.
"That's the most beautiful place you'll ever go. If you ever get the chance to go to Hawaii, go," Wharton said.
Her family feels blessed to get to celebrate another year with their "Nanny."
"It's surreal and overwhelming. I can't believe it because she doesn't look like she's 111," granddaughter Cynthia Wilson said.