Myrna Wetsch celebrated her 107th birthday on Sunday with her family at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home. She has had three kids of her own who were all in attendance.
Wetsch was born in 1910 and after she had raised her family she went to university and worked as a teacher for 18 years. Wetsch had teaching experience prior to her raising her family but she had to go back to school to get further education.
Wetsch spent part of her career teaching at St. Mary’s school she did also have prior teaching experience from elsewhere in the province.
“She was a teacher and she taught for 18 years,” said Tanya Kuski who is the daughter of Wetsch.
Wetsch’s family was in attendance during the birthday celebration and they came from all over the province to celebrate her birthday.
Wetsch has been at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home for only three years; before such time she had her own home.
“She was still in her own house for her 100th birthday,” said Trudy Wetsch, daughter in-law of Wetsch.
“I asked her how she feels being 107 and she said she feels like she is about 50,” said Trudy.
“She can’t understand what the big deal is because she doesn’t feel any older,” added Tanya. “She is an amazing women and we still visit to play bingo and dice and she goes and does it all,” said Tanya.
