Nebraska State Journal July 27, 1892 
"Was a Centurian" 
"Death at Western of the Oldest Known Nebraska 
Woman, Western, NE. July 27, 1892.

Mrs Anna Chastek, perhaps the oldest person in Nebraska, died Sunday and was 
buried yesterday. According to a statement recently published by her grandson in a 
Bohemian paper, at Wilbur, Mrs Chastek was born in Bohemia July 26, 1781, and 
therefore lacked only two days of being 111 years old at the time of her death. 

She had lived in Western for several months with her son, John Chastek and 
had shown remarkable vigor for a centurian. For the last five years, she seems to 
have enjoyed her third sight, and did her work without spectacles. Only a few days 
ago, she finished a dress for herself, making it entirely by hand, for she had no 
confidence in sewing done by machinery and had no use for modern styles.

She died of old age and without the least apparent sickness. Sunday at 2 o'clock 
she ate dinner with the family as usual and soon afterwards laid down for her afternoon 
nap. At supper time, they went to call for her, but found that she had quietly passed away.
The funeral occurred yesterday, conducted by T. K. Tyson of the Baptist church, assisted 
by Frank Rundes, Sunday School missionary for Saline Co. 

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