Par Writing the eagle Published on Apr. 2025 at 8:39 p.m.
It is with pride that the town of Bois-Anzeray (Eure) which has 173 inhabitants celebrated its dean on Sunday April 6. Germaine Finel has just been a hundred years old. Elected officials, his family, his loved ones, his friends …
“You are the pillar of our community”
There were people at the end of the morning in the Georges Latour room around the heroine of the day, very dapper but also very moved when the mayor Jacqueline Gougis He has transmitted the message of affection of the whole village.
You are, dear Germaine, not only to pound it from our community, but also a real source of inspiration for all of us. Your wisdom, your kindness and your optimist are qualities that we cherish. You have seen our village evolve, generations grow and you have been able to transmit values of solidarity, respect and love.
“On this day which is dedicated to you we want to express our gratitude for everything you bring to our community, your smile, your joie de vivre and your always lively spirit are for us invaluable wealth,” said the first magistrate.
The courage of a woman of character
It was in the neighboring town of Notre-Dame-du-Hamel (Eure) that Germaine Parent was born on March 31, 1925. And it was in Bois-Anzeray, where she was employed at the Cernay castle that she met and married Albert Finel.
Farmers at heart, both bought in 1952 a small Marnière farm, one of the hamlets of Bois-Anzeray. They will have four children. Sick, Albert Finel died in 1966. With courage his widow will continue to work and maintain the farm where she still remains today. Another pain for the mother is the loss of a son in 2012.
You have to keep moving forward at all costs.
Now, the centenary has 8 small children and 14 great-grandchildren. A united family surrounding her with all her tenderness and who takes care of her. Those who are far, regularly take news and closest visits to him as often as possible.
-“Volunteer and dynamic”
“Our mother is a volunteer and dynamic, there is no question for her to leave her house, she always does her shopping and her cuisine, and cultivates this precious good that is friendship. This is an example for everyone, ”confide his children.
Even today, Germaine Finel takes care of his garden and his vegetable garden.
In slow motion, I sow and, I plant, I weed from time to time, it is my son who does the bulk of the work.
Unbeatable
And everyone will tell you, the best way to get away for the dean is … to play cards! Belote, but especially corner. It has been frequenting the Lyre club in La Neuve-Lyre for 35 years where she only has friends, that she participates in all activities and that she will play card games every week.
Nothing can distract Germaine when she plays, she remains very concentrated, she is unbeatable.
The secret of its longevity?
The question makes the centenary laugh that admits that her cute sin is not chocolate, but soup. “I eat every day, even in summer”.
During this ceremony flowers and gifts were offered to Germaine Finel who had a hard time holding back her tears and said he was very touched by all the attentions of which she was the object.
“On behalf of the whole municipality I send you my most sincere congratulations. You are a treasure for all of us and we are very honored to celebrate you today, ”concluded Jacqueline Gougis.
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