{"id":225889,"date":"2019-12-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225889\/ruby-reaches-her-magical-100th-year-milestone\/"},"modified":"2019-12-12T15:00:09","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T13:00:09","slug":"ruby-reaches-her-magical-100th-year-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/13\/ruby-reaches-her-magical-100th-year-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby reaches her magical 100th-year milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ruby Wheeler was surprised when she was presented with an early birthday party last Friday at the Germiston Association for the Aged (GAFA) Protea Old Age Home in Primrose.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225328\/third-winner-thrilled-with-r10-000-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Third winner thrilled with R10\u00a0000 prize<\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225376\/leaders-teachers-treat-the-elderly-to-christmas-fun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leaders, teachers treat the elderly to Christmas fun<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ruby was born in England on December 7, 1919.<\/p>\n<p>She moved to South Africa in 1948 and settled in Alberton and spent her whole life working for other people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was involved in charity work and I did lots of knitting and always made sure the homeless people received something from me,\u201d said Ruby<\/p>\n<p>Ruby had three children, daughters Valerie Else and Margaret Olivier, and a son, Norman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy brother Norman unfortunately died 15 or more years ago,\u201d said Valerie.<\/p>\n<p>Ruby also has seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>At the party, Ruby got a sneak peak of her birthday cake, a surprise that was donated by Pick n Pay Primrose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to cut the cake on my birthday,\u201d said Ruby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to do a surprise party for Ruby\u2019s birthday,\u201d said Ani Venter, general manager of GAFA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRuby did not want to make a big fuss about being a 100 years old and she wanted a quiet birthday, but we decided to hold a surprise birthday party for her because she is special to us and we love her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ruby\u2019s family celebrated her birthday with her last Saturday, and also brought cupcakes for her to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-225889 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/13\/ruby-reaches-her-magical-100th-year-milestone\/attachment\/49gcngeneralruby_69223\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_69223-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-225891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_69223-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_69223-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_69223-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_69223.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-225891'>\n\t\t\t\tRuby Wheeler celebrates a surprise birthday party for her 100th birthday at Protea Old Age Home, in Primrose, last Friday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/13\/ruby-reaches-her-magical-100th-year-milestone\/attachment\/49gcngeneralruby_15935\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_15935-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-225892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_15935-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_15935-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_15935-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_15935.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-225892'>\n\t\t\t\tSr Christelle Pretorius, Ruby Wheeler and general manager for Germiston Association of the Aged Ani Venter enjoy Ruby\u2019s 100th birthday party. Ruby was given a surprise birthday party one day before her birthday at Protea Old Age Home, in Primrose, last Friday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/13\/ruby-reaches-her-magical-100th-year-milestone\/attachment\/50-gcn-general-ruby-ak4-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/50-GCN-GENERAL-RUBY-AK4-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-225916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/50-GCN-GENERAL-RUBY-AK4-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/50-GCN-GENERAL-RUBY-AK4-Custom-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-225916'>\n\t\t\t\tPick n Pay Primrose surprised Ruby with a colourfully decorated birthday cake for her surprise 100th birthday party at Protea Old Age Home in Primrose last Friday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/13\/ruby-reaches-her-magical-100th-year-milestone\/attachment\/50-gcn-general-ruby-ak5-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/50-GCN-GENERAL-RUBY-AK5-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-225919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/50-GCN-GENERAL-RUBY-AK5-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/50-GCN-GENERAL-RUBY-AK5-Custom-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-225919'>\n\t\t\t\tRuby Wheeler with her light pink birthday balloons, birthday cake and large birthday card that was given to her for her surprise 100th birthday party at Protea Old Age Home, in Primrose last Friday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/13\/ruby-reaches-her-magical-100th-year-milestone\/attachment\/49gcngeneralruby_58596\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_58596-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-225890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_58596-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_58596-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_58596-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/49GCNGENERALRUBY_58596.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-225890'>\n\t\t\t\tCindy Ndlazi, wellness promoter; Sonia Forbes, ward secretary for Germiston Association for the Aged; Ruby Wheeler and Ani Venter,general manager for Germiston Association for the Aged, have fun at Ruby\u2019s birthday party. 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