Grafton, New South Wales — Ken Weeks, the oldest living man and person in Australia, recently celebrated his 111th birthday. His birthday was first reported by the Whiddon nursing home on Facebook.
Weeks was born on 5 October 1913 at his grandparents’ house, located on Dovedale Street in Grafton, New South Wales, near the banks of the Clarence River. He was the first of five children born to Darcy Edwin Weeks and Dorothy Forster (nee Loxton). In 1941, at the start of World War II, Weeks married Jean McPhee (1911-1986); the couple had two sons, Ian and Noel. They were married for 45 years before Jean’s death in 1986.
In early 2023, Weeks contracted COVID-19, but recovered without any serious complications.
Following the death of 111-year-old Olga Abate on 5 June 2024, he became the oldest known living person in Australia.
Featured image source: Facebook/Whiddon
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Ken Weeks on his 111th birthday.
