A 114-year-old Minnesota woman who made headlines after she challenged Facebook's age restrictions has passed away, KARE-TV reported.
Anna Stoehr, who was the seventh oldest person in the U.S., died Sunday in her sleep at her senior apartment in Plainview, her son, Harlan Stoehr, told the station. She was also Minnesota's oldest resident.
Her story spread around the nation in October after she lied about her age to join Facebook because the social media website would not let her sign up with a birth year that was before 1905. Anna Stoehr was born Oct. 15, 1900.
The super-centenarian put down her age as 99 and sent Facebook a letter saying "I'm still here," which she typed on a typewriter, KARE reported. But she stayed with the times, using a new iPad on her 114th birthday and learning how to send emails.
Born in Iowa, Anna later moved to Minnesota where she lived alone on her Potsdam farm until she was 112. She and her husband tended the farm together until he passed way in 1998 at age 97, the station reported.
Harlan, 85, told the station his mother's mind and speech remained sharp until last week.
"I don't think mother intended to live forever," he told KARE. "She just got farther than most."
Anna's funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Potsdam.
