BIOGRAPHY

Doan was born in Coleman, Ontario, Canada, on 18 September 1911. At the age of 12, she moved to Toronto with her family.

In 1935, she married Harold Alfred Doan, with whom she had two children, Helen and Harry. She worked as a bookkeeper and an office manager until her retirement in 1976.

At the age of 112, she had five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.

She passed away in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 18 April 2024.

RECOGNITION

Her age was verified by Fabrizio Villatoro, Filipe Lopes, and Stefan Maglov, and validated by LongeviQuest on 24 September 2023.

ATTRIBUTION

* “‘Just keep breathing,’ says Toronto resident Helen Doan on her 112th birthday” – CTV News, 18 September 2023

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