Understandably, Esther Roche says she never expected to celebrate her 100th birthday during a pandemic. “No, I didn’t,” says Roche with a laugh. “And it’s kind of difficult, difficult to do what you’d like to do.” Roche grew up in Troy and lived there for 82 years before moving to Loudonville and eventually Shaker Pointe. She’s one of two Shaker Pointe residents who turned 100 this year.
