{"id":488980,"date":"2026-10-08T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/488980\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T08:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:00:16","slug":"sacramento-woman-celebrates-107th-birthday-with-neighbors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/488980\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento woman celebrates 107th birthday with neighbors"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Denzen<\/a>SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014<\/p>\n

A Sacramento woman celebrated her 107th birthday Wednesday with an unexpected surprise from the neighbors who gathered outside her home to sing and share a birthday cake.<\/p>\n

June Relat, who turned 107 on Oct. 7, said she was overwhelmed by the gesture.<\/p>\n

“I’m overcome,” Relat said.<\/p>\n

Her daughter, Cathy Crothers, said neighbors in the Arden Park neighborhood organized the celebration without her knowledge.<\/p>\n

“The street put it all together themselves. I had no idea,” Crothers said.<\/p>\n

Relat’s life spans more than a century, including civilian service with the U.S. War Department during World War II.<\/p>\n

Crothers shared photographs and original documents detailing her mother’s wartime work. A Western Union telegram dated December 1941 offered Relat an appointment as a stenographer earning $1,440 annually.<\/p>\n

According to Crothers, her mother worked at the Pentagon before taking an overseas assignment in Brazil. A document dated 1945 recognized her civilian service overseas. <\/p>\n

For Relat, the neighborhood celebration brought back memories of a time when neighbors regularly helped one another.<\/p>\n

“In my day, everybody pitched in and helped everybody,” she said. “And just like a lot like you’re doing today. And I do appreciate it.”<\/p>\n

Asked about reaching 107, Relat offered a simple response.<\/p>\n

“Well, I don’t really think about it.”<\/p>\n

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