Colonial
Springs
Reflections
Volume 31, Issue 3
March 2020
Colonial Springs Healthcare Center is an affiliate of CMH, Bolivar, Mo., 417-326-6000
Facility Location: 750 West Cooper, Buffalo, MO 65622, 417-345-2228
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Resident Spotlight 1
Facebook 1
Resident Pictures 2
Upcoming Activities 2
Calendar of Events 3
Resident Birthdays 4
New Residents 4
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Resident Spotlight
Cecilia Bridges
Cecilia Bridges was born Nov. 24,
1940, in Hollywood, California to Robert
and Cecilia Baldwin. She was the oldest in
her family, having two brothers.
She grew up in Hollywood, then moved
to San Fernado Valley. “They called us the
Valley Girls,” says Cecilia. She went to
Corvallis Catholic School until she was a
junior. Her grandmother became ill so her
family moved to Ventura and she
graduated in 1958 from Ventura High
School.
Cecilia, or Ann, as she likes to be
called, met John Hansen at a party. They
were married four months later on
April 19, 1969. The couple had two chil-
dren, Ronnie and Susan. Ronnie has
passed away and Susan lives in Arizona.
Ann has five grandchildren and five great
grandchildren. John and Ann were married
for 20 wonderful years when he passed
away from diabetes.
While Ann was working as a secretary
at Sully Miller Construction, she met Bill
Bridges. She didn’t get along with him. “I
didn’t do things his way, so we didn’t care
for each other. One day my boss told me
to go out to lunch with Bill so we could get
better acquainted. We did. And we found
out we had more in common than we
thought. So we started to date a little
while later. I quit my job to prevent the
rumor mill from starting, and we got
married in 1990,” said Ann.
Ann and Bill owned a clothing store in
Ventura called, “Fashion Gal.” Within a
year, they felt the city moving closer to
them so they moved to Plasterville in
1996, where Ann worked with a friend in
her clothing store. This was where Bill
developed his first bout of cancer. As Los
Angeles seemed to be getting closer to
them, they moved to Missouri, which was
were Bill was from. The couple purchased
a 40 acre farm in Louisburg and began
raising cattle. “Bill would artificially in-
seminate the cows and guess what my
job was… I had to hold the tail. I hated
that job,” said Ann.
In 2008, Bill had some major health
issues so they sold their cattle and
retired from farming in 2009.
During her retirement, she enjoyed
reading, playing poker and talking with
her grandchildren.
“In 2016, I became very ill and came
to Colonial Springs for rehab. I was in and
out of Colonial a few times until I became
a permanent resident in 2019. I enjoy
watching movies and facetiming my
grandchildren on my iPad, reading, get-
ting my nails and hair done and shopping
on the internet. But most of all I enjoy my
visits with Bill and my friends,” said Ann.
Are you a caring individual who would like to assist in caring for the elderly?
Colonial Springs Healthcare Center has opportunities in its volunteer and nursing
program. For more information call Jeff Miller, administrator, today at 417-345-2228.