- July 21, 2024
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Virginia Fluke blows out her birthday candles on her 100th birthday. Courtesy photo
Virginia Fluke laughs with Dr Michael Cady at her 100th birthday celebration. Courtesy photo
City Commissioners Harold Briley and Lori Tolland join Virginia Fluke to celebrate her 100th birthday. Courtesy photo
Virginia Fluke and daughter Barbara Fluke. Courtesy photo
Ormond Beach resident Virginia Fluke celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday, July 7 in Bear Creek Village.
Fluke was born in 1924 in Wooster, Ohio, and is the youngest of her siblings — she had three brothers and three sisters. One of her sisters, according to a statement to the Observer, lived to be 102 years old.
While growing up on her family's farm, she used to drive the two-horse wagon to make and unload hay. She worked as a secretary and then as a pet sitter until she was 90 years old.
Fluke was married for 47 years and had one daughter, Barbara Fluke.
Virginia Fluke and her husband wanted to retire in Florida, as they always vacationed in Ormond Beach. The couple moved to Flagler Beach in 1977 and then to Bear Creek Village in 1985.
Her hobbies and interests include crafts, pet sitting and a lot of walking — which kept her from needing any bone replacements.
Over 40 people attended her birthday celebration in Clubhouse 1, including City Commissioners Harold Briley and Lori Tolland, who presented her with a proclamation from the mayor.
"As on the proclamation from the city, this occasion stands as a symbol of the love and admiration that surrounds her," daughter Barbara Fluke said to the Observer. "She reminds some people of their mother."
