Louise Oudin, a resident of Oiselay-et-Grachaux in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (France), passed away on 10 February, at the age of 110 years, 24 days. Her passing was confirmed through a public obituary published by Simplifia.
Oudin was born Louise Marceline Vermeulen in Lille, the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, on 17 January 1915. She grew up in a family of twelve children, where she was the fourth. At the age of 12, she began working in a handbag and military equipment factory.
In 1935, she married Yvo Warnez in Lille, and they had two sons. The first, Yvon, enlisted in the army and died of malaria in Africa. Their second son, Michel, born in 1947, became a chemical engineer in Copenhagen, Denmark. By the age of 110, Louise had two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In 1960, she left Lille and moved to Franche-Comté, first settling in Deluz (Doubs), and later in Oiselay. It was in Oiselay that she met Jean Oudin, a cabinetmaker from Frasne-le-Château, whom she married in 1973. In 1978, the couple relocated to Oiselay. Her second husband passed away on 17 November 2024, at the age of 94. Following his passing, Louise was hospitalized in Gray.
On 18 October 2024, following the passing of 110-year-old Geneviève Connessons, she became the oldest living person in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, at the age of 109 years, 275 days.
Upon her own passing, she is succeeded by Carmen Rovira Beurey (born 25 August 1917) of Gray, according to Les Grands Centenaires Français.
The featured image was taken on her 108th birthday in 2023, and sourced from L’Est Républicain.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of Louise Oudin during this difficult time.
