She was the University of Chicago's oldest living former graduate, and resided in Santa Barbara, California.

She met her husband Joe Kirchmaier while working in state welfare and they married in 1938.

She was the eldest registered driver in California and had a perfect record during her 86 years as a motorist.

Facebook engineers however had to "decode" information, as her birth year was not recognized[5][6] In retirement, she volunteered once a week for the charity Direct Relief.

[2] She was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Today, and on the Oprah Winfrey Network program Super Soul Sunday, for her volunteer work at Direct Relief.