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A centenarian from New Jersey who still works more than 50 hours a week is sharing what keeps her going as she continues employment at her family’s business. Miriam Todd, age 100, said her faith has always been her guide. “My faith is the whole thing,” Todd, a resident of Stratford, told FOX Business.

“God’s got a plan and a purpose, and I’m here to serve it. So that’s my basis for everything. People say I’m lucky.



No, I am blessed with a lot of energy that I can get up at home in the morning and go to work.” Todd’s parents opened Nehlig’s Furniture in Stratford in 1929. Todd said that when she was a young girl, she distributed circulars around town.

“We went door-to-door,” Todd said. “That was early on, but we got paid being part of the business.” When she graduated from high school in 1941, Todd’s father wanted her to work somewhere else for one year before joining the family business, she said.

She did that and returned to handle the bookkeeping at Nehlig’s in 1942 before getting married in 1944. Todd and her husband moved away for a short time, until he was called to serve overseas in World War II. “I worked here and he came home in ’46, and we had our first baby,” Todd said.

“I was blessed that I could stay home with my children and raise them. And in 1975, I came back full time.” Though her main role has always been bookkeeping and accounting, Todd enjoys interacting with customers.

“Our customers are like our family. My par.

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