VIDEO: Montgomery County woman celebrates 100th birthday

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Monday, October 19, 2015
VIDEO: Happy 100th birthday Grace
A woman from Montgomery County celebrated her 100th birthday a little early Sunday.

BLUE BELL, Pa. (WPVI) -- A woman from Montgomery County celebrated her 100th birthday a little early Sunday.



Grace Ricci Bergman was born on December 3, 1915 - the third of ten children - and grew up in Lansdale.



During the Great Depression, Bergman established a club of women to collect food and donations.



During World War Two, she enlisted in the Marines, and served from 1943 to 1945.



Sources tell Action News Bergman, who was married for 46 years and has one daughter, is the longest living female Marine in the state of Pennsylvania.

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