The key to living to 105 is "just keep putting one foot in front of the other," according to Des Moines resident Myrtle Lunn.

She was born Sept. 8, 1905 in Princeton Minnesota. Her parents immigrated here from Sweden. She grew up on a farm with seven brothers and sisters.

Myrtle left home at age 15 and worked at various places. She went to business college in Bismark, North Dakota. She worked many years for an attorney in Yakima. She also helped start an insurance company in Seattle and was its secretary and vice president.

Her passion is fishing. She caught many big fish. One that didn't get away was a 265-pound halibut in Alaska.

She has lived in the Des Moines Woodmont area the better part of her 105 years. She now resides in an adult family home near Saltwater Park with her dog and companion, "Teddybear."