by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Mar 12, 2024 | News, Validation
Berta Rufina Moya Rivera, age 110, is now a validated Chilean supercentenarian. Berta Rufina Moya Rivera was born in Lebu, Bío Bío Region, Chile, on 13 October 1913. She was a sister, a wife, and a mother to 3 children. Moya Rivera devoted her entire life to her...
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Mar 12, 2024 | News, Validation
Emma Robinson, age 110, is now a validated American supercentenarian. Emma Robinson was born in LaFayette, Chambers County, Alabama, USA, on 9 February 1914. Educated in Chambers County and inspired to become a teacher, Robinson earned degrees from Alabama State and...
by Rollan Albano | Mar 11, 2024 | In Depth
A famous saying goes, “Don’t count the years; make the years count,” and it is something that most people forget to do nowadays. We keep counting our age by year, but we sometimes forget how to make every year count. And how do we make it? By celebrating ourselves...
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Mar 7, 2024 | News, Validation
Chiyo Nonaka, age 112, is now a validated Japanese supercentenarian. Chiyo Nonaka was born in Japan on 27 September 1911. Reportedly, she loved exercise and ran marathons as a child. Her passion for sports continued into her old age, and she enjoyed watching track and...
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Mar 7, 2024 | News, Validation
Helen Woods was a validated American supercentenarian who died in 2014 at the age of 110. At the time of her passing, she was the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Missouri. Helen Woods was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA, on 25 January 1904. Following...
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Mar 7, 2024 | News, Validation
Beulah Mae Elchert was a validated American supercentenarian who died in 2008 at the age of 110. Beulah Mae Elchert was born in Batesville, Arkasas on 22 July 1897. She married three times, with her third husband being Paul Elchert, whom she married in 1982. Elchert...