SALT LAKE CITY — Phyllis Ockerman wears an Apple Watch, knows how to use her iPhone and lives on her own — an impressive feat, as she’s 103 years old.

The centenarian’s adaptability and lifetime achievements make her granddaughter, Melanie Sanders, quite proud. Notably, Ockerman also served as a nurse in the United States Navy during World War II.

“I had stateside duty in the hospitals, so we took care of the Navy and Marine personnel from the South Pacific,” the centenarian said Thursday. She recounted some of her memories as the Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs hosted a celebration to honor 25 veteran centenarians at the Utah Capitol on Thursday.

Ockerman worked alongside two other nurses from her hometown in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and was stationed in the Great Lakes, w

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