(Photo and information by Anna-lee Laderoute)

We are proud to announce the 100 year Birthday of Dorothy Lastiwka. Born June 16, 1921. Dorothy was born at her Grandmother Mary Serbu’s house, Which was a mile walk across the field for her mother Rosie. She is the 6 th of 7 children raised by Wasyl and Rosie (Serbu). She is the last surviving sibling and the only one to live till 100, but 4 other siblings lived till their 90’s. Dorothy attended Borowich rural school for the first of her schooling, which was a mile and a half from their farm. In the summer Dorothy and her siblings would walk to school and in the winter they used a cutter or caboose pulled by a horse to get to school, later she attended high school in Willingdon. Dorothy’s first job was at St.Joesph Hospital in Vegreville where she was trained and worked as an X-ray technician, Dorothy then went on to attend Humboldt School of Nursing to become a registered nurse, and worked at the Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton until the age of 65. Dorothy lived on her own until November 10th, 2015 when she returned to her roots and moved into the Eagle Hill Lodge. Dorothy enjoys coming back to the farm where she grew up to visit family, pick berries and see the animals.

The Two Hills Regional Chronicle would like to wish Dorothy a very happy birthday!