Altona North’s Jean Cutting died surrounded by family members on November 28 – just hours after her 100th birthday.
Ms Cutting was born in Byron Bay, where her father was a lighthouse keeper. She moved to Williamstown after her father was stationed at Point Cook RAAF base.
Ms Cutting (nee Oliver) attended St Mary’s Primary School in Williamstown before becoming a week-day border at Fitzroy’s Academy of Mary Immaculate until aged 18.
She married Allison “Bud” Cutting and moved to Yarravillle before moving to Laverton to be closer to family in 1983.
She was an active member of St Luke’s Anglican Church in Yarraville and St Clement’s Anglican parish of Altona and Laverton.
Through Bud’s affiliation with Footscray Football Club, Ms Cutting became a passionate Footscray/Western Bulldogs supporter and regularly attended games into her mid-80s. This year was her 75th year of membership.
She lived through two world wars, the invention of the atom bomb, the Great Depression and first man landing on the moon.
Ms Cutting witnessed the invention of computers, commercial air travel, vaccinations, organ transplants and television.
She lived through four British monarchs and 23 Australian prime ministers.
Ms Cutting is survived by daughter Elizabeth, grand-daughters Donna and Brooke and great grand-children Noah, Bowen, Phoenix and Maya.
