Mary Cantway is interviewed by a WGN TV reporter at her 111th birthday party Sept. 30. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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Homewood’s supercentenarian celebrates turning 111 with friends, family

As friends and family gathered at Balagio Restaurant in Homewood on Sept. 30, Mary Cantway was less impressed with her age than with the number of people who showed up to wish her a happy 111th birthday.

“I am so fortunate to have so many friends,” she said. “I’ve got it made.”

The secret to her longevity, a question she gets asked every year? 

“Keep going,” she said. “I don’t know of anything else. I…

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