After she moved to Queens, she went to work at a knitting mill. Now, she is caretaker for her daughter Erna, who is 20 years younger and living with dementia. "She is very cool," Erna Petsche said.

Keep moving and eat cake every day, Queens great-grandmother says. Story by Elle McLogan • 2d. NEW YORK — A great-grandmother in Queens is in the prime of her life, turning 103 years young Friday.