‘I ate dirt’: Pennsylvania woman, 101, shares secret to long life – 104.5 WOKV

“I ate dirt,” Josephine “JoJo” Goellner told the Times News of Lehighton as her birthday was celebrated by friends and staff members at the Tamaqua Area Adult Day Care Center.

But many were puzzled by the “dirt” remark.

Josephine Bartolanzo Goellner was born on April 9, 1921, online birth records show.

“In Italy, if someone is down and out, they are never alone,” Josephine Goellner told the Times News.

“I worked with a lot of machinery.

When Howard Goellner returned home, the couple married and raised a family.

“She doesn’t walk.

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