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Senior Commons at Powder Mill resident Ruth Kohler celebrates her 104th birthday. She is the oldest resident to have lived there.
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PHOTOS: Ruth celebrates her 104th birthday

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Ruth Kohler waves to fellow residents celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where Ruth is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Senior Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch
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Ruth Kohler waves to fellow residents celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where Ruth is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Senior Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo
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Hairdresser Vicki Zarilla watches as Ruth Kohler gets a birthday wish from a fellow resident, right, after Ruth got her hair done by in preparation of celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch
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Hairdresser Vicki Zarilla watches as Ruth Kohler gets a birthday wish from a fellow resident, right, after Ruth got her hair done by in preparation of celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo
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Ruth Kohler is surrounded by well-wishers while celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch
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Ruth Kohler is surrounded by well-wishers while celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo
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Stephanie Abel reads a birthday card she got for her grandmother Ruth Kohler along with Ruth's great-granddaughter Kahleigh Abel, 4, on her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where Ruth is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Senior Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch
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Stephanie Abel reads a birthday card she got for her grandmother Ruth Kohler along with Ruth's great-granddaughter Kahleigh Abel, 4, on her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where Ruth is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Senior Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo
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Ruth Kohler gets a birthday greeting while celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, Ruth is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch
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Ruth Kohler gets a birthday greeting while celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, Ruth is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo
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Hairdresser Vicki Zarilla and Ruth Kohler share a laugh as Ruth gets her hair done by in preparation of celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived at the York Township senior care facility. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch
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Hairdresser Vicki Zarilla and Ruth Kohler share a laugh as Ruth gets her hair done by in preparation of celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived at the York Township senior care facility. Bill Kalina photo
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Ruth Kohler is surrounded by xxxxx staff while celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch
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Ruth Kohler is surrounded by xxxxx staff while celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo
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Senior Commons at Powder Mill Executive Director Winona Kissinger, left, and resident Care Director Millie Arnold talks with Ruth Kohler before her 104th birthday celebration Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch
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Senior Commons at Powder Mill Executive Director Winona Kissinger, left, and resident Care Director Millie Arnold talks with Ruth Kohler before her 104th birthday celebration Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo
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Hairdresser Vicki Zarilla, left, and physical therapist Tiffany McSherry seat Ruth Kohler for a makeover before celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch
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Hairdresser Vicki Zarilla, left, and physical therapist Tiffany McSherry seat Ruth Kohler for a makeover before celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo
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Memorial White Rose Home Health and Hospice aide Brittany Hare takes Ruth Kohler back to her room after Ruth's 104th birthday celebration at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where Ruth is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Senior Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch
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Memorial White Rose Home Health and Hospice aide Brittany Hare takes Ruth Kohler back to her room after Ruth's 104th birthday celebration at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where Ruth is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Senior Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo
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Memorial White Rose Home Health and Hospice aide Brittany Hare, left, and other staff surround Ruth Kohler during Ruth's 104th birthday celebration at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where Ruth is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Senior Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch
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Memorial White Rose Home Health and Hospice aide Brittany Hare, left, and other staff surround Ruth Kohler during Ruth's 104th birthday celebration at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where Ruth is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Senior Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo
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Memorial White Rose Home Health and Hospice social worker Katherine Walker shows Ruth Kohler a banner her staff made for Ruth's 104th birthday celebration at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Senior Commons staff, Ruth is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch
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Memorial White Rose Home Health and Hospice social worker Katherine Walker shows Ruth Kohler a banner her staff made for Ruth's 104th birthday celebration at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where she is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Senior Commons staff, Ruth is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo
Bill Kalina, The York Dispatch
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Ruth Kohler waves to fellow residents celebrating her 104th birthday at Senior Commons at Powder Mill where Ruth is a resident Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. According to Senior Commons staff, she is the oldest resident to have lived there. Bill Kalina photo
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