Cranbourne East’s Homestyle Aged Care Langford Grange has had big celebrations for the past week.
Two residents celebrated the big milestones of turning 105 and 100.
John McLeish celebrated his 105th birthday on 10 October.
John grew up in Glasgow, Scotland, started his apprenticeship in painting, which took six years to finish, and then worked as a sign writer.
He migrated to Australia in 1951 aged 31 with his family, where he worked as a sign writer and then had his own business shop for wallpaper and paint, before being a hotel keeper in the City of Melbourne.
John is married and has six children and eight grandchildren. He goes line dancing each Wednesday with his daughter and enjoys having a good sing-along and a nice glass of wine.
On Monday 14 October, another resident Merle Crowther celebrated her 100th birthday.
Merle said she was feeling overwhelmed, receiving a letter from the King, as she received a letter from the late Queen Elizabeth II for her golden wedding anniversary.
Merle was born in Deniliquin, New South Wales, where she grew up then worked for William Wills before marrying and having four children and with 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
She enjoys having games of bingo and hoy while attending the entertainment where she will be seen tapping her feet to the music.
