Guernsey Press

‘I’ve had a good life,’ says Linda, 100 today

A ST SAMPSON’S woman is celebrating her 100th birthday today. [7 April]

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Linda Coughlan is 100 today.

Linda Coughlan went to St Sampson’s School and then Ladies’ College.

She left school aged 16 after her father suffered a heart attack and she had to help out at home.

‘I have had a good life and I’ve done it all my way,’ she said.

Mrs Coughlan said the secret to a long life was to keep breathing. Her late husband was Raymond and they had a son, Anthony. Her only living relatives now are a nephew and a great niece.

During the Occupation, Mrs Coughlan worked at Creasey’s furniture depot and later in an office.

On one occasion, after she had been cheeky to a member of the occupying forces, the man pointed a gun at her before another German told him to put the weapon down.