BIOGRAPHY

Ida Zoccarato was born in Vigonza, Padua, Veneto, Italy, on 24 May 1909. Her parents were Angelo Zoccarato and Amelia Pinton.

On 18 February 1939, she married Mario Nostran, and the couple had two children, Edda and Pietro. In 1943, while registering the birth of her son, Ida received the devastating news that her husband had been killed in the war and that his body was in Leipzig. His remains were returned to the family 27 years later and were buried in Ponte di Brenta, Padua. In 1964, Ida moved to Ponte di Brenta with her son.

By the time of her 110th birthday in May 2019, she had four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In 2020, she suffered a heart attack. Later that year, during the coronavirus pandemic, Ida contracted COVID-19 at the age of 111. By 15 December 2020, she had fully recovered, making her one of the oldest known survivors of the disease.

Zoccarato passed away in Padua, Veneto, Italy, on 16 January 2022, at the age of 112 years, 237 days.

RECOGNITION

Her age was verified by Alessandro Delucchi, and validated by the ESO on 3 November 2020.

On 27 August 2021, following the death of 112-year-old Maria Oliva, she became the oldest living person in Italy. She held the title until her own passing in January 2022, when she was succeeded by Angela Tiraboschi.

On 24 November 2021, she became the last Italian person born in the 1900’s decade, following the death of Maria Antonia D’Amore (who was nearly five months younger than Zoccarato).

ATTRIBUTION

* “Ponte di Brenta, nonna Ida compie 110 anni. Il suo segreto: «Lavoro e famiglia»” – Il Mattino di Padova, 24 May 2019

* “Muoiono a 112 anni l’uomo più anziano del mondo e la nonna Decana d’Italia” – Ermes, 23 January 2022

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