Family and friends will be on hand to celebrate a milestone birthday this weekend in Ladner.
Marjorie Doris Francis (nee Schryer) is turning 100 years old on Sunday, March 10, an occasion that will be marked with a private gathering at Augustine House.
Francis was born in Montreal on March 10, 1919 and graduated as a registered nurse from Montreal General Hospital in 1942.
She is a Second World War veteran, having served in the Royal Canadian Medical Army Corps. She sailed on the Leticia to Southampton, England to care for Canadian soldiers.
In 1945 she married Archie Francis in Montreal and then moved to Vancouver where they lived for 45 years.
The couple settled in Ladner in 1990. Archie passed away in 2004, the same year she moved to Augustine House where she still resides.
“She loves it there. The staff are friendly and respectful. She has made many friends there,” said daughter Carol Ann Alps, one of her four children. “She created the Nifty Knitters Club. They knit hats and scarves for the cancer society, Covenant House and Union Gospel Mission.”
Besides her four children, Francis has nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
She is an avid reader and dabbles in painting. She also enjoys watching old black and white movies on TV.
