The youngest member of the family, Kinsley Sather, 8 months, shares a special moment with the eldest of the family, great-grandmother Alice Flesher, 102, at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Post Falls. Flesher was a nurse in World War II and was recognized with a Quilt of Honor on her 102nd birthday, which was Saturday.
February 4, 2024
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February 4, 2024 1:09 a.m.
In her honor
Veterans Home resident receives quilt on 102nd birthday
A World War II veteran, a second lieutenant, a surgical nurse, an artist, a dancer, a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother. Alice Flesher has been many things in her time on Earth, and she was celebrated for all of them Saturday on her 102nd birthday, during which she was also awarded a Quilt of Honor in recognition of her military service.