Alice Bucher, who celebrated her 103rd birthday on Aug. 14 in Ada, may be the oldest living Triplett Corp. retiree.

Mrs. Bucher was an employee at Triplett for 22 years.

She and her husband, Dale, had three children, two boys and one girl. Dale  was the Ada scoutmaster for many years and he also served on several community boards and organizations in Ada. He died in 1999.

Today, Mrs. Bucher has 10 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

Born in Lima in 1916, her family lived there until she was 10. The family moved to Columbus Grove and she graduated from Columbus Grove High School in 1934.

Alice's maiden name was Thompson. Following her marriage at age 20 to Dale, the couple moved to Ada and raised their family there. She is now a resident of Vancrest of Ada. A birthday celebration took place at Vancrest on her birthday.