Mayor congratulates Elisabeth Harhuis on her 100th birthday

Personal congratulations from Mayor Thomas Kerkhoff were now received by Bocholt citizen Elisabeth Harhuis. She celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday.

"On behalf of the city of Bocholt, but also on behalf of the Minister President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Mr. Wüst, and on behalf of the District Administrator, Dr. Zwicker, I would like to congratulate you on this proud age - I am the letter carrier for them today,'" said Kerkhoff. A congratulatory letter from the Federal President had also arrived from Berlin, family members reported.

Elisabeth Harhuis was born in Dingden in 1922 and built a house with her husband in "Ober"-Lankern (Bocholt), right on the border to Hamminkeln. She remained loyal to her place of residence and has been firmly rooted in the Lankern neighborhood all her life, which serenaded her on her birthday. The senior citizen still loves to bake and cook, keeps up to date by reading newspapers and goes for daily walks.

19 citizens over 100

There are currently 19 citizens living in Bocholt who have reached the proud age of 100. The oldest citizen living in Bocholt is 105 years old.