Celebrating her 105th birthday earlier this year, she would hear of no discussion of her funeral arrangements, maintaining there was nothing wrong with her, Mrs Dinsdale's daughter Val Dries reported.

Although the centenarian was still in good health, during her final days she said that she was tired.

Not surprising, as Mrs Dinsdale was an extremely active member of the Mendooran community, living a life which spanned nearly 11 decades.

Studies of centenarians suggest the secret of Mrs Dinsdale's longevity could be attributed to her good genes and strong faith.

Her parents lived until their nineties and her brothers were octogenarians.

The local Catholic priest visited Mrs Dinsdale on a regular basis and she was still receiving Holy Communion until a week before her death.

As a great admirer of Queen Elizabeth II, she was extremely pleased to receive three birthday cards from the monarch on her 100th, 102nd and her most recent 105th birthday celebrations.

Even at 96 years of age Mrs Dinsdale was a jetsetter, traveling to New Zealand to visit her family who will remember her as woman who did not worry and took every day as it came.

Just two days before her death she was in contact with family members abroad via Skype.

She was fascinated that technology had come so far, saying the encounter was just like TV, Mrs Dries said.

As founding member of the CWA and a member of numerous local clubs Mrs Dinsdale "did everything".

She was the recipient of Coolah Council's Senior Citizen of the Year Award in 2007 and moved to Dunedoo Aged Care/Hospital when she was 102, where Mrs Dries said the nurses were "like angels to her".

Mrs Dinsdale spent her final day surrounded by members of her family, and Mrs Dries acknowledged the special relationship with her mother.

It is not everyone's fortune to have their mother live until such a great age, she said.

Mrs Dries said that many relatives would travel to attend the service for her mother yesterday which was expected to be well attended.