Eloise Startzel of Brockton celebrated her 90th birthday recently. She was born on Oct. 5, 1925.

Eloise is the wife of the late Earl K. Startzel Jr.She has six children: Earl and Kevin, both of Brockton; Diane Reeser of Baltimore, Maryland; Denise Sadusky of Mahanoy City; Karen Berezwick of Tamaqua; and the late Darrell Startzel Sr.A surprise birthday party was held in her honor at Kneppers Inn in West Penn Township.