Special birthday: Yalukang Aged Care resident, Elsie Wolfe, cuts her 104th birthday cake. She shared the moment at the Rochester Elmore District Health Service with her son, John.
Rochester and Elmore District Health Service’s eldest Yalukang Aged Care resident, Elsie Wolfe, celebrated her 104th birthday last week, on August 11.
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Elsie was born in Canterbury in Melbourne and grew up on a farm.
She is the middle of nine children and the last surviving member of her family.
Elsie left school at age 14 and commenced work as a seamstress during World War II.
She married her husband Jack in 1947 and lived at Prairie initially, before moving to Rochester.
The couple had two children (Lois and John), four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Elsie was a stay at home mum but made a significant contribution to her local community, volunteering with the school, RSL and Church Guild.
For many years, she served as a Sunday school teacher.
Elsie will celebrate her milestone with residents and staff at an afternoon tea on Thursday from 2.30pm.
She has 104 reasons to smile: Elsie was the centre of attention for the event.
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