Ivy Garrett, formerly Roberts, died at the age of 102 in Fallowfields Care Home in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, after a short illness, on February 7.
She leaves three children John, Margaret and Susan, three grandchildren Sarah, Nicola and Jamie and eight great grandchildren.
Born Ivy Plank on June 23, 1912 in West Lavington, Mrs Garrett was the middle daughter of seven girls.
She went to school in Devizes before becoming a student nurse at St Martin’s Hospital in Bath.
It was there that she met her first husband Arthur Roberts, who was in the RAF. The couple married in 1933 and lived in Netheravon and then Devizes.
Mrs Garrett, known as Robbie, became a nursing assistant at Ivy House Maternity Home and then a senior nurse at St James Hospital. She worked there for almost 20 years until she retired in 1972.
She then met her second husband Alfred Garrett and the couple married in 1972.
Mrs Garrett played tennis in her youth and after retiring she enjoyed reading, crosswords and TV.
The family moved to Bath and Corsham before emigrating to Australia in 1980.
She spent 12 years there but following the death of her second husband she returned to Devizes in 1992.
She celebrated her 100th birthday at Fallowfields, becoming the care home’s first centenarian.
Her funeral was held at West Wiltshire crematorium in Semington on Tuesday.
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