Articles About centenarian

• A century of life — Toshiko Asakawa celebrates 100

  By Lauren ShowsMay 9, 2019

  

  On a recent Friday afternoon, Toshiko Asakawa sat at her kitchen table, eating a late breakfast of ham, eggs and toast. She refilled her cup of green tea from a small, cast iron pot. At 99 years old — just a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday — Asakawa lifted the teapot with ease.

• Life of a century, and some change

  By YS News StaffMay 10, 2012

  

  Herbert Pencil, Friends Care Center’s oldest male resident, was born in North Hampton, Ohio, on Sept. 25, 1909. On that day, America had 46 states, and William Howard Taft was the country’s 27th president.