Catherine Wilson

BIOGRAPHY

Catherine Wilson was born on 30 March 1904 in Tumut, New South Wales, Australia. In the late 1990s, she moved to Port Stephens to be closer to her family.

In 2000, she took up residence at Harbourside Haven Retirement Village, where she lived until her passing in 2014. She died on 22 August 2014 in Port Stephens, at the age of 110 years and 145 days. At the time of her death, she had outlived both her husband and her only child, a daughter. She remained mobile until early August 2014, when she experienced two falls within the span of a week.

RECOGNITION

Her age has not been validated.

ATTRIBUTION

* “Kitty’s 110 but doesn’t feel old” – Port Stephens Examiner, 1 April 2014

* “Goodbye Kitty, Port’s oldest resident dies at age 110” – Port Stephens Examiner. 27 August 2014

GALLERY

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