Maria Mochi
Maria Mochi is an Italian supercentenarian who is the oldest known living person in Marche and among the oldest known survivors of COVID-19 (at ages 106 and 109).
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Mochi was born in Colmurano, Italy on 1 January 1914. She worked as a kindergarten cook. At some point, she donated her home to the local government for use as a school building.
Mochi has resided in a nursing home in Urbisaglia since the age of 106. In late 2020, she became one of the oldest documented survivors of COVID-19, overcoming the illness by December 13th. She continued to celebrate life, marking her 107th birthday in January 2021. Unfortunately, COVID-19 struck again around her 109th birthday in January 2023.
Maria Mochi currently resides in Urbisaglia, Marche, Italy.
On 17 November 2023, following the passing of 113-year-old Domenica Ercolani, she became the oldest known living person in the region of Marche.
* “Loro Piceno, grande festa per Maria Mochi: festeggia 105 anni” – Picchio News, 2 January 2019
* “Maria Mochi spegne 106 candeline” – Cronache Maceratesi, 1 January 2020
* “Ha sconfitto il Covid, oggi compie 107 anni: il sorriso splendente di Maria Mochi” – Cronache Maceratesi, 1 January 2021
* “Maria Mochi, la nonnina delle Marche, festeggia 110 anni e scherza: «Pare che ora si viva più a lungo». Festa con il sindaco di Loro Piceno” – Cronache Maceratesi, 2 January 2024