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British Woman Mary McTegart Turns 110
Mary ‘Molly’ McTegart, a resident of Crosby, Merseyside, England, celebrated her 110th birthday on 4 January, according to the Liverpool Echo. McTegart was born in the suburb of Everton in...
Illinois Woman Edith Renfrow Smith Dies at 111
Edith Renfrow Smith, a resident of Chicago, Illinois, USA, passed away on 2 January, at the age of 111 years, 172 days, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. She was the first African American woman...
Pennsylvania Woman Bernice Sebastian Dies at 112
Bernice Sebastian, a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, passed away on 3 January, at the age of 112 years, 104 days, according to NevisPages.com. Bernice Rosalind Eugene Sebastian was born...
German Woman Elisabeth Bönte Dies at 110
Elisabeth Bönte, a resident of Sendenhorst, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, passed away on 25 December 2025, at the age of 110 years, 302 days. Bönte was born in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany,...
Berthe Courtemanche, Canada’s Oldest Known Resident, Dies at 111
Berthe Courtemanche, the oldest known living person in Canada, passed away on 31 December 2025, at the age of 111 years, 234 days. She spent her last days at the nursing home in the neighbourhood of...
Joe Veselsky, Ireland’s Oldest Man, Dies at 107
Joe Veselsky, the oldest living man in Ireland, passed away in Booterstown, Dublin on 3 January, at the age of 107 years, 75 days. Jozef (Joe) Veselsky was born in Trnava (in present-day Slovakia),...
Else Tostmann, Germany’s Oldest Person, Dies at 112
Else Tostmann, the oldest living person in Germany, recently passed away in Adenstedt, Lower Saxony, at the age of 112. Tostmann was born in Adenstedt, on 20 October 1913. She was baptized and...
The Tragic Tale of Carrie White
In the 1980s, prior to the internet age, the identity of the world’s oldest person was not always clear. Instead, several different people were alleged to be the oldest living person in the United...