Get the appGiorgos Lygouris died on Friday at the age of 104. His daughter, Mary Tsimikli-Economopoulou, announced the news on social media, describing a quiet farewell. Born in Kalamata in 1922, he worked as a policeman in Greece before migrating to Germany and later to Australia in 1967. He and his wife, Athanasia, who died seven and a half years ago, had five children, along with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Emilia Keramidas turned 100 on 14 October. At 14, she fled her mountain village in Greece during the German invasion of 1941. She was later shot at by German soldiers while searching for food, but reached safety and was reunited with her family. In 1957, aged 30, she sailed to Australia with her sister Dora and settled in Melbourne, where she worked as a tailor. She now credits her long life to the Mediterranean diet. A letter from King Charles and Queen Camilla has marked her birthday.
Maureen Shelly has celebrated her 100th birthday in Tea Gardens with fellow Legacy members. She was born in Charlestown in 1926 and grew up on land her family was granted near Warners Bay Road. Her husband Jimmy served in the RAAF during World War II, and the couple later moved to Tea Gardens in 2008. After Jimmy died in 2009, Maureen joined the local Legacy group. The local Legacy members held a lunch for her at The Garden Eatery, with birthday cake for dessert. Maureen says she feels more like 50 than 100.
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Get the appRockhampton woman Norma Tucker has marked her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends at Carinity Shalom aged care home. Born on 13 October 1926, she arrived one day before the first Winnie-the-Pooh book was published. Norma met her husband, Gordon, on a train journey from Yeppoon to Rockhampton and later raised his two orphaned nieces alongside their daughter. Her family says she has spent her life caring for others, and she is known for her baking and her card-playing. Norma continues to live at Carinity Shalom.
Clarice Christensen has turned 100 and describes her life as very hectic but full of memorable twists and turns. She recalls childhood moments from the age of 11, including when electricity reached her family home in Warrell Creek, New South Wales. After marrying her late husband Ron in 1945, she settled near Taree, where the couple ran a motor vehicle wrecking yard. Her love of birdwatching grew through a local club. For her birthday, she wished for good health, and she plans to take each day as it comes.
Murgon resident Gladys Birch celebrated her 103rd birthday last Monday with family and friends at Southern Cross Care's Castra aged care home. South Burnett Mayor Kathy Duff attended the celebration as a special guest. Gladys said staying happy and positive, and not arguing with others, was important to a long life. Janette Irvine from Castra said everyone enjoyed the morning tea and entertainment. Gladys thanked everyone for their kind wishes.