{"id":73493,"date":"2014-11-14T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T11:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/73493\/special-birthday-celebration-for-doris\/"},"modified":"2014-11-14T13:00:31","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T11:00:31","slug":"special-birthday-celebration-for-doris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/11\/14\/special-birthday-celebration-for-doris\/","title":{"rendered":"Doris celebrates 100 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Protea Old Age Home was abuzz with well-wishes and friendly smiles on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Family, staff and residents celebrated a very special birthday \u2013 Doris Snape\u2019s 100th.<\/p>

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Doris was wide-awake and thrilled to be spending time with her family, some of whom flew up from Natal for the celebration.<\/p>\n

She was born in 1914, in Durban, where she grew up and was educated.<\/p>

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After school she worked at Stuttafords before marrying Jack, who passed away in 2 000.<\/p>\n

Doris and Jack relocated to Zimbabwe in 1947, where they lived until 1995.<\/p>\n

The couple had two daughters, Joan and Beverley.<\/p>\n

Doris lived with her daughter, Joan Muller, who is a resident of Modderfontein, for a number of years before she became a resident at Protea Old Age Home, nine years ago.<\/p>\n

Joan said: \u201cMy mother was very dedicated to her family and loved to sew, knit and cook in her younger days.\u201d<\/p>\n

The birthday party was enjoyed by all who attended and Ani Venter, the general manager at Protea Old Age Home, congratulated Doris on reaching this special milestone.<\/p>\n