Hartford Care resident, Dorothy, celebrated her 103rd birthday on June 7 at Inver House care home, surrounded by her close family and the care home staff.
Agnes Field, home manager, said: "Dorothy has been living with us for a while now and she is a big part of Inver House.
"While Dorothy insisted she didn’t want a big fuss, we had to mark this special occasion.
"Our chef baked her a cake, and our team were there to celebrate and sing happy birthday to her."
Dorothy was born in Cowes and has lived on the Island all her life.
She worked in a local shop and had a paper round, before volunteering in the Second World War as an ambulance attendant.
Dorothy married her husband, Bill, at the age of 21. Bill was a shipyard plumber.
Dorothy and Bill had a son, Laurence, who joined Dorothy for her birthday celebrations.
Inver House offers residential, day care, dementia care, end-of-life care, and respite care at its 50-bedroom home in Bembridge.
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