Rest in peace Mrs Agnieszka Jałowiec from Subcarpathia (06.02.1917-11.11.2026) 

Rest in peace.

Agnieszka Jałowiec has died. She was 109 years old.

The oldest resident of Dębica County passed away on Wednesday, November 11.

Agnieszka Jałowiec was born in February 1917 in Bielowy. She spent her long, hardworking life there. She was survived by three children, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. In her final years, she lived with her daughter and was in remarkably good condition for her age.

"She walks on her own, is communicative, and takes an interest in the world around her," Katarzyna Sumień, the wife of her grandson, told us in March.

Whenever she could, Mrs. Agnieszka attended Holy Mass at the church, where she would also do the readings. She was particularly interested in magazines and articles with religious themes. She enjoyed having visitors; many came to see her for her last birthday in February, bringing a cake and wishing her good health.

Whenever she had an audience, she loved to reminisce about her past life—and she certainly had plenty to look back on, as she lived for over a century, a span that included her adulthood during the Second World War.

Agnieszka Jałowiec was the last resident of the Dębica County to have been born before Poland regained its independence. In this light, the date of her passing—November 11th—takes on a symbolic significance.