Oldest living South Dakotan recognized

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The South Dakota Century Club has received an application from Dorothy Antritter, of Watertown, age 108, which now makes her the oldest person in the club and the oldest known living South Dakotan.

After the recent announcement of the death of Beryl Kapaun, of Salem, who was the Century Club’s oldest member, friends stepped forward and filed an application form to induct Antritter into the club.

Antritter was born Nov. 25, 1904, in Round Lake, Minn. Her father emigrated from Germany in 1885 when he was 8; her mother at the age of 5.

The Century Club is a creation of the South Dakota Health Care Association and has recognized more than 1,000 South Dakotans since its beginning in 1997. It is open to residents of South Dakota upon the celebration of their 100th birthday. There are no dues and every inductee receives a certificate and membership card signed by sponsors.

Once a year, the oldest living Century Club member is recognized as the Centenarian of the Year. Submit names for the Century Club by visiting www.sdhca.org and downloading an application or call LuAnn Severson, Century Club coordinator, at 1-800-952-3052.

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