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BIOGRAPHY

Anne Brasz-Later was born in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 16 July 1906. Her parents were Johan Fredrik Hendrik August Later and Allegonda Nonnekes. Shortly after her birth, she moved with her family to the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), where she lived for forty years.

On 3 December 1931, at 25, she married Hendrikus Ahasuerus Johan Brasz (1906–1938) in Surabaya, East Java. The couple had three children (two daughters and a son). Her husband died in a car accident in 1938. In 1949, she returned to the Netherlands.

At 110, she continued to live independently in an assisted living apartment at the De Bijnkershoek nursing home in Transwijk, although her mobility had become limited. She suffered from pain in her neck and legs and could only get around with the help of a walker. She preferred not to attract much attention on her birthdays. For her 110th birthday, in order to avoid the press and a visit from the mayor, Brasz and her daughter chose to go on vacation to Maastricht.

Anne Brasz-Later passed away in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, on 2 September 2020, at the age of 114 years, 48 days.

RECOGNITION

On 24 December 2019, following the passing of Geertje Kuijntjes, she became the oldest living person in the Netherlands, at the age of 113 years, 161 days.

Her age was validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO) on 4 January 2020.

ATTRIBUTION

* Anne (An) Later (1906-2020) – Genealogie Online

* “110-jarige Utrechtse is bijna de oudste in het land” – Algemeen Dagblad, 29 July 2016

* “114 kaarsjes voor Utrechtse Anne Brasz: oudste inwoner van het land viert verjaardag” – RTV Utrecht, 16 July 2020

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