Family and friends of Merle Brenton gathered under the balloons at the Walbridge Wing in celebration of her 102nd birthday. Brenton’s daughter, longtime local Goldie Moomey, organized the gathering, which included Moomey’s son Carl and his wife Kelly, her daughters Theresa and Judy Simon, grandson Kelly James Hering and his fiance Faith Rouch, as well as Brenton’s great-great grandsons Trentin and Landon Moomey.