Celebrating a centenarian

A group gathered at St. John’s Lutheran Church in the Town of Grafton on March 16 to celebrate Anita Lucht’s 100th birthday. Among those gathered around Lucht (center) were (from left) her second cousin Cindy Neitzke, nephew Glenn Sievers, second cousin Sandy Ertel and cousin Marilyn Ertel. Lucht is a lifelong resident of the town and a lifelong member of the congregation who was born on March 16, 1924, to Henry and Martha Sievers. She attended grade school at Lakefield School and graduated from Grafton High School in 1942. She worked at Fromm Laboratory in the Town of Grafton for 35 years. on Aug. 14, 1948, she married Kenneth Lucht, who died on Nov. 4, 2008. When asked the secret to living to 100, Lucht said, “I don’t know. I didn’t think it would ever happen.”         Photo by Sam Arendt