Peter Becker resident Nora Lyons (right) turned 100 in September.
The Peter Becker Community marked a significant milestone — or six — Tuesday, Nov. 14, with a joint 100th birthday party celebration for a half-dozen residents.
Friends and family members of the centenarians joined Peter Becker residents and staff members for the celebration, complete with cake, live music, and dancing.
The centenarians include Eric Wiesenhutter, Nora Lyons, Muriel Ludwig, Peg Mower and Florence Ulrich, who are, or will soon be turning, 100-years-old. The party also celebrated Pauline, a longtime Peter Becker resident who recently passed away at the age of 99.
Mower, who will celebrate her birthday next month, said it "feels great” to be turning 100-years-old.
"If I get through today, I’m good,” she laughed.
She cited her faith in God and support from family and friends as the keys to a long life.
"I have a wonderful family and friends who take care of me,” she said, adding, "They take good care of us here at Peter Becker.”
Ulrich, who will turn 100 in early January, said she feels blessed to have lived a long life, having defied the odds after being born with spinal tuberculosis.
"I wasn’t supposed to live. I spent three and a half years in the hospital, didn’t walk until I was six. They told me I’d never hold down a full-time job,” she said. "I worked 30 years at a telephone company and got a pension. He has blessed me.”
Jenn Pollard, Peter Becker’s director of life enrichment, said the celebration showcases the big-hearted community at Peter Becker. She touted the community’s partnership with Samaritan’s Purse, a humanitarian aid organization, to benefit underprivileged children, with the woodworkers’ club donating toy trucks and the crochet club donating hand-made dolls, bears, blankets, hats and scarves in recent months.
"There’s always something wonderful happening here,” she said. "It’s a great community to be a part of. It’s really like a family here.”
Tracy Shearer, also a director of life enrichment, hopes the event will become an annual celebration.
"We have a couple residents who are going to be 100 next year that we’ll add to our list,” said Shearer. "So hopefully this will be an annual event.”
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