In loving memory
Elsa Adelaide Crane Mallon
October 2, 1929 – August 3, 2013
Lived 83 years
Bush River Memorial Gardens · Columbia, SC
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1929
Born October 2
1939
Elsa was 10 when World War II began in Europe
1947
Elsa was 18 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
Elsa was 22 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1969
Elsa was 40 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1971
Elsa was 42 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Elsa was 60 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1998
Elsa was 69 when Google was founded
2004
Elsa was 75 when Facebook was launched
2010
Elsa was 81 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2013
Passed away August 3, age 83
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