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Published November 12, 2009, 01:26 AM

Jon's Jottings: You lived a long and good life, Grandma

My grandmother came up a little short of a goal to become the oldest Iowan. Ruth Kelly died Oct. 28 at age 111 years, one month and eight days.

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