Mrs. Augusta Last, a 100-year-old Grafton resident with 109 direct descendants, died suddenly Sunday morning after being stricken with a hemorrhage at her home.

She was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Port Washington.

The former Augusta Luedtke, she was born in Germany, July 3, 1863, and formerly made her home in Port Washington. She celebrated her 100th birthday at a family reunion on the 4th of July.

She was married to Carl Last who died more than 30 years ago. The couple operated a farm in the Town of Grafton before moving to Port Washington.

Survivors are three sons, William and August of Port Washington and Walter of Milwaukee; four daughters, Mrs. Helen Kibbel and Mrs. Leonard (Ella) Didier of Port Washington, Mrs. August (Ida) Schlueter of West Bend and Mrs. Arthur (Dora) Thielke of Grafton; 24 grandchildren; 72 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Frieden's Church, Port Washington, the Rev. Christopher Boland, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial will be at the Port Washington Union Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Poole Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Tuesday and at the church from noon Wednesday.

-- Sheboygan Press, July 15, 1963