Apr 22, 2021
From left, Ora Vardigan shares a big smile with her granddaughter Ashley Weber at her 100th birthday celebration party at Vango's on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Jenna Zdunek)
MARQUETTE — At 100, Ora Varidgan is the oldest resident at Mill Creek Senior Living Community and requires little care, her daughter Bonnie Miketinic of Escanaba said. The centenarian turned 100 on June 25, 2020.
Born on June 19, 1920, Ora May (Ray) Vardigan was the youngest daughter of seven children who grew up on a hobby farm in Cornell, Michigan.
Her father owned Ray’s Bar, which has since been torn down and turned into The Rusty Rail.