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Other than that, the Waterloo resident goes about her daily life just as she has for the past 100 years. Maria Mathes is a little bit wobbly on her feet, and uses a ‘cane for balance from time to time. "Nobody lived in the family so long like me," said Maria, who was raised in a small village in Transylvania called Moenchsdorf. Living at home at 100 years old Despite her age, Maria still lives with her daughter in the Waterloo home she and her husband bought many years ago. And she doesn‘t intend to leave anytime soon. _ _ Born on Jan. 27, 1908, Maria‘s childhood was spent in Romania, where her parâ€" ents were farmers who grew grain and raised livestock. _ At 15 years of age she married Johann Mathes, a By Jennirer Ormsron Chronicle Staff _ order/trade may be necessary. Offer is for a limited time, may change without nolice an mlhmlmaqmnms-mmmmhm The allâ€"new personal luxury crossover. ;? The allâ€"new 2008 Infiniti EX. Extraordinary. Priced to perform from Featuring: « 297 HP 3.5 litre V6 engine $4O 400 * + Iintelligent Allâ€"Wheel Drive +« Adaptive 9 Front Lighting System «* Scratch Shield Paint + Automatic Temperature Control System with microfiltration « XM® Satellite Radio * Traction Control System «* Tire Pressure Monitoring System «* Available Around View Monitor and Lane Departure Warning and Prevention Systems. The allâ€"new 2008 Infiniti EX. The personal @ luxury crossover. Guest Drive one today. Infiniti.ca IN F4 N I T 1. Serving you for 28 Years 805 Woodlawn Road, Guelph, ON Phone: (519) 822 9200 www.guelphinfinitinissan.com â€" info@guelphinfinitinissan.com Waterloo‘s Maria Mathes turned 100 on the weekend. man five years her senior who also grew up in the vilâ€" lage and attended the same school as her. The couple had two daughters, Maria and Katharine. In 1944, with the Second Guelph Infiniti World War drawing to a close and the front moving closer to their village, the Mathes, a family of German decent, were told to pack up and leave. "She said it was very JENNIFER ORMSTON PHOTO hard," Maria‘s granddaughâ€" ter, Trudy Tschoepe, said of that time. With only the belongings they could fit in a covered wagon, the family headed for Austria, and later to Canada. They started their life here in Bloomingdale, Ont., where they found work as farmers. Eventually they came to Kitchener, and 35 years ago they settled in a home on Hazel Street in Waterloo. Johann died in 1998, by which time the couple had celebrated their 75th wedâ€" ding anniversary with a big garden party in their home. Maria continues to live there with her daughter, Katharine Stoof, who helps her when needed. A homeâ€" care provider comes in a couple of times a week as Up until two years ago, Continued on page 14 * AUDIOLOGY & HEARING AJID SERVICES $70 University Ave E., Suite 905, Waterioo ; (519) 886â€"2416 v_cveen. Did you know you have cancerâ€"fighting powers? Well, you do. Three hougs for you, a lifetime to a cancer survivor. You (yes, you!) can fight cancer by becoming a volunteer with the Canadian Cancer Society All you need to do is spend three hours selling daffodils or canvassing door to door, and you‘ll be helping us fund research to help more Canadians survive cancer. And that‘s a powerful thing. WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, January 30, 2008 * 13 To volunteer, visit cancer.ca/volunteerpower or contact your local Canadian Cancer Society office. uburn Hearing Centre)) Contact your Dector of Audiology at: Wateroo Region Unk (s19) anc smm Let‘s Make Cancer History worn wlliiig