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Ione Furman Glassman Celebrates 100th Birthday with Daughter Penny Barr and Family

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Editor's note:  Do you live in the Bronxville area and have a relative turning 100, or are you turning 100? If so, send us a write-up and a photograph in jpeg and we will announce it in MyhometownBronxville.com. 


By the Family

Oct. 11, 2017:  Ione Furman Glassman, mother of former longtime Bronxville resident Penny Barr and grandmother of Nate, Chris, and Jenny Barr, celebrated her 100th birthday on October 9, 2017. 

Born on October 9, 1917, before the end of World War I, Ione is a healthy, positive, humorous, classy lady who has lived in Appleton, Wisconsin, for over 55 years.

She celebrated the momentous occasion with her two daughters (Patti Wilson and Penny Barr) and their families and friends on October 8.

Ione's homestead was on a farm outside of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She was married to William Arnold Glassman. She loves music, planting flowers, sewing draperies/clothing, playing bridge, cooking, and playing the accordion while singing with her relatives and family.  

Pictured here:  Ione Furman Glassman, who turned 100 on October 9.

Photo courtesy Penny Barr

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Bronxville Overview

Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.

While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.

Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.

The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.

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