Former bank employee, hospital volunteer turns 100
Esther Levine, a former bank loan officer who has lived in Glendale since the 1930s, turned 100 years old on Wednesday according to her daughter Harriet Chase.
Originally, Levine owned and managed a combination children’s dress shop and toy store in Burbank, but she had to close it. She then joined Bank of America and initially worked as a teller.
At age 88, she retired after a 20-year career in banking. However, she decided to return to the financial industry, performing a range of tasks.
After retiring for a second time, she volunteered at Glendale Adventist Medical Center as an ambassador in the emergency room.
She has volunteered with a variety of philanthropic organizations, including taking on the role of president of B’nai B’rith Women as well as serving as a member of the Optimist Club and a group at City of Hope, in which she served as treasurer.
She now lives in Scholl Canyon Estates, where her favorite activities are bingo, “Memory Magic” and penny rummy.
Levine has two children, six grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
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