Mary Drovich doesn’t make a big fuss about turning 100.
When asked about how it feels to reach such a milestone, she offers her answer with the same plainspoken wisdom that has guided her for a century: “You can’t do much about it,” she said, “so you just make the best of it and take what comes.” Then she smiled and suggested, “Maybe I’ll just start over.”
That quiet humor and steady outlook were on full display as Mary celebrated her 100th birthday at Gracedale Nursing Home, the very place where she once spent more than two decades caring for others before retiring. Now a resident there, she remains sharp, mobile and, according to her family, hard to keep up with…