THEY ENJOY WORKING
Sadie Levine of Westlake Village, California, worked in retail until she was 89, says her daughter-in-law, Irene Levine of Westchester, New York: “She swore that being in contact with co-workers and customers half her age kept her alert and buffered her from the losses in her life.” Similarly, Eugenia Lollar Elliott of Rutherford, North Carolina, who lived until age 98, didn’t get to attend school until she was a teen but caught up quickly. She became a teacher, married a farmer, and canned every apple, pear, and peach on the farm, says her daughter, Millie Sandman.