Supercentenarian Profile

Aleksandra Dranka

Born:

1903-10-03

Harklowa,

Poland

Died:

2014-04-29

Harklowa, Subcarpathian Voivodeship,

Poland

Aleksandra Dranka (née Pięta) was a Polish supercentenarian. Her age is currently under review by LongeviQuest.

BIOGRAPHY

Aleksandra Dranka was born in Harklowa, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland (then Harklowa, Austria-Hungary), on 3 October 1903, to parents Antoni and Maria Pięta.

She emigrated to the United States with her parents in February 1905, where they opened a restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, USA. After Aleksandra survived a shooting at the restaurant and a kidnapping in the port of New York her family decided to return to Poland in 1908, where she helped her parents run a farm. In Poland, Aleksandra survived the times of World War I and World War II. Her life’s hobby was sewing. For years, she had been making wedding dresses for brides of her region.

In 1928, Aleksandra married Michał Dranka (1904-1991). They were married for 63 years. She gave birth to two children: daughter Krystyna Dziedzic (b. 1930) and son Jan Dranka (b. 1937). She had three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. One of her brothers, Teofil Pieta (1913-2013), lived to the age of 100.

She passed away on 29 April 2014 in Harklowa, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, at the age of 110 years, 208 days.