Posted on 01/15/2020 10:19:09 AM PST by nickcarraway
Jennie Zawada, who mowed her lawn and drove her own car until age 104, may just be the oldest person living in Indiana.
Zawada, originally from Milwaukee, turned 108 last week, according to a report from The Indy Channel.
She moved to Carmel, Indiana in 2017.
Her secret to a long life?
“I think everything is good for you if you don’t over do it,” she told the station.
Her niece, Nancy Dwyer, added that her aunt always took good care of her body. “She is very healthy with low blood pressure and takes no medicines,” Dwyer told the station. “She has never smoked, rarely drank alcohol, and always tried to eat healthy foods. She loved to cook and still likes to read recipes.”
Indiana once was home to the oldest living person on the planet. Edna Parker, of Shelbyville, died at age 115, 220 days, on Nov. 28, 2008.
117-year-old Kane Tanaka, of Japan, born Jan. 2 1903, is the oldest living person in the world whose age has been validated.
and takes no medicines
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Key to a long life.
I’ll never make it to that age and don’t really want to.
Great genes...nothing else matters.
Here’s an article with some pictures.
https://www.wishtv.com/news/carmel-woman-celebrates-108th-birthday/
In the video she’s more coherent than Joe Biden.
[[Mowed Her Lawn Until Age 104]]
Slacker- Shoulda kept going till 105 jk
the grass must be very high by now
You can tell. Her lawn looks a mess.
Stanley & Jenny Piotrowski Zawada. Wedding of Stanley Zawada & Jennie Petrofske July 1, 1944.
Was her name Jenny Piotrowski or Jennie Petrofske?
I don’t expect to still be driving on the highway of life at that age. I will be taking one of the earlier ramps off, thank you very much. Each person has their own idea of what is ‘enough’ time spent walking this earth.
My dad passed from his second heart attack at age 60.
A pack a day of Camels did him in.
“Oldest Known Person In Indiana, 108-Year-Old Jennie Zawada, Mowed Her Lawn Until Age 104”
once again proving that lawn mowing is the key to longevity ...
Was going to say the same....also, stayed active and ate reasonable healthy.
I plan to poison my lawn.
My mother is 97 and drove til last year. Good genes are hard to beat.
Yes, a healthy lifestyle is important, but it is really about the genes.
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