Woman, 100, Celebrates Birthday With Sisters Who Are 102 and 104

She marked her 100th birthday!

But surprisingly, Kompus wasn’t the oldest person at her birthday celebrations…

The three sisters, who are now mothers and grandmothers, grew up on a farm in the small town of Beardsley, Kansas, after their grandparents immigrated from Czechoslovakia and became farmers in Rawlins County. “I just remember how we used to walk to school,” Pochop said in an interview last month. “It was about a mile and three-quarters. It was a long walk.” Meanwhile, Kopriva remembers how they used to walk the farm fields helping their father tend to the crops. “What I remember well is my father didn’t have modern tractors. We took gas, gasoline out in the field in 5-gallon buckets,” she said.

“We’d cross the pasture, we would walk, and then on the way back, we would stop at the creek and catch frogs, put them in our pockets,” Kompus chimed in. As the youngest of the three, Kompus has always had companionship. According to USA Today, she recalled having to “run to keep up with her sisters” on the 2-mile walk to school. “I always did what they did,” she said. “Sometimes that was working and sometimes that was fun.” She also has fond memories of eating “good home food” on their farm, which is about 9 miles from Atwood.

Growing up on a farm in Kansas, the sisters have remained close throughout their lives and when they all became widows, they even moved into adjoining apartments.

Speaking with KSN TV about their secrets to a long, healthy life, the sisters gave credit to eating well, among other things.

Even when times were tough, such as during the Great Depression, their mother would cook chicken and serve meals of dried beans, Kompus said. She credits eating well as one of the reasons behind the long lives she and her sisters have been blessed with. She also added it was important to be social, walk a lot and, simply, “Keep going.” Sharing some advice for younger generations, Kopriva said: “I think faith comes first and thank your parents, grandparents.” As for how they managed to live past the century mark, she added: “We eat well, right? And pray and try to stay out of mischief.”

Kompus’ daughter Fran Allacher, who lives in nearby McCook, Nebraska, revealed that her mom and aunts have always been close. Their bond became deeper as each of the sisters became widows and moved into adjoining apartments in Atwood. After Pochop moved into an apartment next to Kopriva in 2000, “it was nothing for them to play cards every night of the week, and dominoes – that was their thing,” Allacher said. “They just got together and they’ve been their support for each other, forever,” Kopriva said she was glad to have her sisters around. “I’m glad we had company. We got to play together,” she said, before admitting that as the oldest, she gets “to be boss.”

“We eat well, right? And pray and try to stay out of mischief,” Kompus said when asked how they’d all managed to reach 100.

And when asked what advice they would give to younger generations, the sisters agreed that exercise was important and well as faith.

“We’ve been together all of our lives around Rawlins County and Atwood,” said Pochop, whose daughter Valyne revealed that the three sisters used to call one another two or three times a day while navigating motherhood. “We always had family holiday celebrations with the aunts and uncles and cousins and, of course, Grandpa and Grandma when they were alive. They’ve always been very close,” she said. “They’ve always been involved in each other’s lives. That’s just pretty amazing.”

“Walk a lot,” Kompus said before Korpiva added: “I think faith comes first – and thank your parents and grandparents.”

What an incredible age!