Custer was asked back later to Tonight Show where she sang “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” to Jay[5] on Valentine’s Day 2012.
In May 2012, Custer celebrated her 101st birthday by ziplining in the Snake River Canyon.[6]
Author and physician Jacob M. Appel honored Custer by modeling a minor character after her in his novel The Man Who Wouldn’t Stand Up (2012);[7] in a 2013 interview, Custer said she was flattered by the honor but acknowledged not having read the book.[7]
In June 2013, Custer celebrated her 102nd birthday by BASE jumping off the Perrine Bridge into the Snake River Canyon.[8] She became the oldest BASE jumper with the help of Sean Chuma[9] a world-renowned base jumper and BASE jumping instructor.
Custer died in her sleep on April 22, 2015, shortly before her 104th birthday.[3]