Photo Gallery for Supercentenarians born in the year 1904.
Ambrosia Acosta-Teran, 112
Aged 107:
Aged 111:
Photos courtesy of http://www.sanluis.gob.mx/ and http://pulsoslp.com.mx.
February 23, 2016; Ambrosia Acosta-Teran was born in Ciudad Valles, Mexico on February 21, 1904. She currently lives in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The first verified supercentenarian to live their entire life in Mexico, Acosta-Teran believes work and happiness are the key to a long and quality life.
Ambrosia Acosta-Teran died on August 25, 2016 at the age of 112 years, 186 days.
Tsurue Amou, 113
On her 110th birthday:
This photo was hosted by instagram.
Tsurue Amou was born in Japan on March 1, 1904 and currently lives in Tokushima, Japan.
January 1, 2018; Tsurue Amou passed away on November 6, 2017 at the age of 113 years, 250 days.
Hisa Arai, 113
This photo was provided by Takeo Inishie.
Hisa Arai was born in Japan on September 10, 1904 and currently lives in Gifu, Japan.
May 31, 2018; Hisa Arai died on May 4, 2018 at the age of 113 years, 236 days.
Yoshiyo Bessho, 114
Both photos were taken on her 111th birthday:
Photos sourced from http://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/okayama/ and http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/okayama/news/.
December 28, 2015; Yoshiyo Bessho was born in Japan on April 1, 1904. She currently lives in Okayama, Japan.
May 31, 2018; Yoshiyo Bessho died on April 8, 2018 at the age of 114 years, 7 days.
Olive Boar, 113
On her 111th birthday:
This photo was sourced from Facebook.
October 2, 2016; Olive Boar was born in Ipswich, England, United Kingdom on September 29, 1904 and currently lives in Ipswich, United Kingdom.
October 10, 2018; Olive Boar died on August 28, 2018 at the age of 113 years, 333 days.
Lessie Brown, 114
Undated photo:
Aged 111:
Aged 113:
Photos sourced from http://www.heightsobserver.org/ and http://www.aol.com/.
June 14, 2016; Lessie Brown was born in Georgia, United States on September 22, 1904 and currently lives in Ohio, United States.
On May 9, 2018, she became the oldest living person in the United States, following the death of Delphine Gibson.
February 16, 2019; Lessie Brown died on January 8, 2019 at the age of 114 years, 108 days.
Maria Santa Butera-Catalano, 111
On her 111th birthday:
Photo sourced from http://www.radioantennabisacquino.it.
Maria Santa Butera-Catalano was born in Chiusa Sclafani, Sicily, Italy on December 2, 1904 and died in the same place on January 14, 2016 at the age of 111 years, 43 days.
Bienvenida Vergara Jaen de Cano, 113
April 26, 2016; Bienvenida Vergara Jaen de Cano was born as the daughter of Silverio Vergara and Vergara Francisca Jaen in Las Tablas, Panama, on Apr. 6, 1904. She married Elias Cano in 1922. Bienvenida Vergara Jaen de Cano celebrated her 112th birthday earlier this month. She is the oldest-known resident of Panama and first validated supercentenarian in the history of Panama.
At age 102
At age 108
At age 111
At age 112
June 24, 2017; Bienvenida Vergara Jaen de Cano died on June 6, 2017 at the age of 113 years, 61 days.
Bessie Camm, 113
Aged 108:
Aged 110:
Aged 112:
Photos provided by Dr. Andrew Holmes.
Bessie Camm was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, United Kingdom on June 20, 1904. She curremtly lives in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
May 31, 2018; Bessie Camm died on May 11, 2018 at the age of 113 years, 325 days.
Francisca Celsa dos Santos, 115
Aged 89:
Aged 99:
Aged 110:
Aged 111:
Aged 115:
Undated photo:
Photos provided by Tiago Jose Soares Silva, GRG-Correspondent for Brazil, by the courtesy of Mrs. Celsa dos Santos’s family.
July 9, 2020; Francisca Celsa dos Santos was born in Cascavel, Ceara, Brazil, on October 21, 1904 (claims October 22, 1904). Her parents were Raimundo Gertrudes dos Santos and Maria do Espirito Santo. She had six children in total. Her husband died in 1978. Francisca Celsa dos Santos currently lives in Messejana, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. She was validated by the GRG on July 9, 2020, being the third-oldest living person at the time. In addition, she is the oldest validated person in Brazil.
Jean Christy, 111
As a young woman:
Aged 105:
In later years:
Photos sourced from ancestry, http://archives.gcah.org/ and http://www.ehc.edu/.
May 17, 2016; Jean Christy was born in North Carolina, United States on August 20, 1904.
May 30, 2016; Jean Christy died in North Carolina on May 28, 2016 at the age of 111 years, 282 days.
Hermione Cock, 111
Hermione Cock (23; right) with her husband James Cock
Hermione Cock (far right) as a nurse in World War II.
At age 100
At age 109
At age 110
At age 111
All pictures except the picture at age 111 are sourced from Shropshire Star. The picture at age 111 is sourced from BBC Radio Shropshire on their Facebook post here.
January 5, 2016; Hermione Cock was born on March 1, 1904, in the county of Wiltshire, England, but moved to the county of Shropshire in the 1920s and lived in the town of Shrewsbury. She married her husband, James Cock, in 1927, in Shrewsbury. During World War II, Hermione became a voluntary nurse with the St John’s Ambulance. After the war, they moved to the town of Wellington, then upon husband James’s retirement, they moved back to Shrewsbury. She died in Shrewsbury on October 24, 2015, at the age of 111 years 237 days. At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest living person in the United Kingdom.
Lilian Cornell, 111
Undated photo:
Aged 111:
Photos courtesy of http://www.mysask.com and http://thestarphoenix.com.
June 25, 2016; Lilian Cornell was born in England, United Kingdom on August 21, 1904 and died in Saskatchewan, Canada on January 11, 2016 at the age of 111 years, 143 days.
Rubye Cox, 111
On the left, aged 22:
In the middle, aged 110:
Photos sourced from http://www.people.com/.
December 28, 2015; Rubye Cox was born in Arizona, United States on January 31, 1904 and died in Rhode Island, United States on December 2, 2015 at the age of 111 years, 305 days.
Maria Crescini-Carrara, 111
Undated photo:
Aged 111:
The undated photo was sourced from BresciaToday website. The photo at age 111 was taken from Giornale di Brescia website.
Maria Crescini-Carrara was born in Riva di Solto, Lombardy, Italy on January 20, 1904 and died in the same place on December 17, 2015 at the age of 111 years, 331 days.
Elisabet Ekenaes, 112
As a young woman:
Aged 108:
Aged 110:
Elisabet Ekenaes was born in Norway on December 26, 1904 and currently lives in Eastern Norway.
Elisabet Ekenaes died on January 4, 2017 at the the age of 112 years, 9 days.
Maria Granello-Grilletti, 111
In the middle, as a young woman:
Aged 110:
Photos sourced from http://tribunatreviso.gelocal.it.
Maria Granello-Grilletti was born in Quinto di Treviso, Veneto, Italy on December 11, 1904 and died in the same place on August 11, 2016 at the age of 111 years, 244 days.
Anna de Guchtenaere, 110
July 16, 2015; Anna de Guchtenaere was born in Ledeberg, Ghent, Belgium, on Apr. 10, 1904. During World War 1, de Guchtenaere family fled from occupied Belgium to England. Back in Belgium she studied at the Conservatory of Ghent. She was a violinist for silent films. After the emergence of sound film, she worked as a secretary. Anna de Guchtenaere had a son and a daughter, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Since 26 August 2014 she was the oldest person ever in the province of Ghent. Following the death of 112-year old Fanny Godin (1902-2014) on Sept. 7, 2014, she became the Doyenne of Belgium.
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Anna de Guchtenaere died in Zwijnaarde, Ghent, Belgium, on 6 April 2015, in the nursing home where she lived, just four days she of her 111th birthday.
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Her age was verified by GRG-Belgium Correspondents Peter Vermaelen and Anthony Croes-Lacroix, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group as of July 16, 2015.
Tsuya Hayashi, 112
Aged 111:
This photo was sourced from http://www.toyamagata.com/.
May 15, 2016; Tsuya Hayashi was born in Japan on April 26, 1904 and currently lives in Toyama, Japan.
Tsuya Hayashi died on November 30, 2016 at the age of 112 years, 218 days.
Tei Hidaka, 111
As a young woman:
In her final years:
Photos sourced from http://www.nhk.or.jp and http://www.kaikou.city.yokohama.jp.
Tei Hidaka was born in Japan on February 27, 1904 and died in the same country on October 1, 2015 at the age of 111 years, 216 days.
Katsue Hiraishi, 113
Aged 106:
Aged 107:
On her 111th birthday:
Both photos sourced from http://phoenix.betoku.jp/.
February 10, 2016; Katsue Hiraishi was born in Japan on June 9, 1904 and currently lives in Tokushima, Japan.
January 1, 2018; Katsue Hiraishi passed away on November 6, 2017 at the age of 113 years, 150 days.
Emma Hough, 112
Aged 21:
Undated photo:
Aged 110:
Photos courtesy of http://wcfcourier.com/ and http://www.uiu.edu.
September 26, 2016; Emma Hough was born in Iowa, United States on December 2, 1904 and died in Iowa on June 18, 2016 at the age of 111 years, 199 days.
Nugi Ikeda, 112
Photos courtesy of http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/.
December 18, 2015; Nugi Ikeda was born in Japan on April 1, 1904. She currently lives in Saga, Japan.
June 17, 2016; Nugi Ikeda died on June 8, 2016 at the age of 112 years, 68 days.
Tetsu Ishii, 112
Aged 109:
June 10, 2016; Tetsu Ishii was born in Iwate, Japan on September 15, 1904 and currently lives in Aomori, Japan.
March 7, 2017; Tetsu Ishii passed away in Aomori, Japan on March 4, 2017 at age of 112 years 170 days. She is the oldest person ever from Aomori.
Tomoe Iwata, 114
Aged 109:
Aged 113:
Photos courtesy of Stefan Maglov, http://towaso.sakura.ne.jp/sblo_files/towaso/image/towaso149.pdf and https://www.iwanichi.co.jp.
Tomoe Iwata was born in Japan on March 25, 1904. She currently lives in Iwate, Japan.
May 31, 2018; Tomoe Iwata died on April 13, 2018 at the age of 114 years, 19 days.
Shingo Kitamura, 110
Photo courtesy of http://uki-fukushimura.jp
Shingo Kitamura was born in Nagasaki, Japan on March 18, 1904. He went into limbo on September 15, 2014 at the age of 110.
April 11, 2018; Shingo Kitamura died on December 30, 2014 at the age of 110 years, 287 days.
Tazuyo Kobayashi, 111
Aged 111:
Photos courtesy of http://www.city.itami.lg.jp/SHITYO/DIALY/H26/1409550708608.html and Instagram.
April 15, 2018; Tazuyo Kobayashi was born in Japan on January 25, 1904 and died in Hyogo, Japan on December 7, 2015 at the age of 111 years, 316 days.
Edna Lawler, 112
Aged 106:
Aged 110:
Aged 111:
The photo at age 106 was provided by a family member. The photo at 110 was taken from a feature on ABC television. The photo at 111 was taken from an article in Southland News newspaper.
Edna Lawler was born in Indiana, United States on January 13, 1904. She currently lives in Illinois.
Edna Lawler died on January 31, 2016 at the age of 112 years, 18 days.
Filomena Marongiu-Marongiu, 111
Aged 106:
Aged 110:
Aged 111:
Filomena Marongiu-Marongiu was born in Villanova Monteleone, Sardinia, Italy on October 23, 1904 and died in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy on February 23, 2016 at the age of 111 years, 123 days.
Huguette Masson, 113
Aged 109:
Huguette Masson was born in Pays de la Loire, France on June 27, 1904. She currently lives in Pays de la Loire.
April 6, 2018; Huguette Masson died on March 5, 2018 at the age of 113 years, 251 days.
Shin Matsushita, 115
Aged 110:
Aged 115:
Photos courtesy of http://blog-imgs-65.fc2.com.
Shin Matsushita was born in Japan on March 30, 1904. She currently lives in Miyagi, Japan.
January 1, 2020; Shin Matsushita died on 27 August 2019 at the age of 115 years, 150 days.
Maria Mattivi-Mattivi, 111
Aged 104:
On her 111th birthday:
Photos courtesy of http://www.ladige.it and http://trentinocorrierealpi.gelocal.it/.
September 9, 2016; Maria Mattivi-Mattivi was born in Trentino-Alto Adige, Austria-Hungary (now Italy) on November 29, 1904 and died in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy on May 29, 2016 at the age of 111 years, 182 days.
Choki Miyagi, 111
Aged 107:
Undated photo:
Aged 111:
Photos courtesy of http://english.ryukyushimpo.jp/ and http://www.huoa.org/.
Choki Miyagi was born in Japan on November 15, 1904 and died in Okinawa, Japan on August 7, 2016 at the age of 111 years, 266 days.
Luzia Mohrs, 113
Photos courtesy of the SND (Sisters of Notre-Dame) website.
Aged 111:
Aged 113:
Luzia Mohrs was born in Germany on March 23, 1904. She currenty lives in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
January 1, 2018; Luzia Mohrs passed away on October 16, 2017 at the age of 113 years, 207 days.
Avelina Mouzo Leis, 113
On her 112th birthday:
These photos were sourced from the Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia.
June 27, 2017; Avelina Mouzo Leis was born in Vilar, Cereixo, Vimianzo, Galicia, Spain on December 27, 1904 and currently lives in Campo do Outeiro, A Ponte do Porto, Camarinas, Spain.
January 1, 2018; Avelina Mouzo Leis passed away on December 28, 2017 at the age of 113 years, 1 day.
Virginia Secundina Moyano, 113
In 2013:
On her 111th birthday:
Photos sourced from http://www.fenix951.com.ar/nuevo_2013/noticia.php?id=35796 and http://www.lavoz.com.ar/ciudadanos/la-cordobesa-que-tiene-la-edad-de-la-voz.
January 2, 2016; Virginia Secundina Moyano was born in Cordoba, Argentina on May 17, 1904. She currently lives in San Jose, La Rioja, Argentina.
June 24, 2017; Virginia Secundina Moyano died on June 20, 2017 at the age of 113 years, 34 days.
N.A., 112
N.A. was born in Illinois, United States on November 3, 1904 and currently lives in Illinois.
April 11, 2018; N.A. died on July 28, 2017 at the age of 112 years, 267 days.
Anna Nielsen, 111
Anna Nielsen at age 109:
Anna Nielsen at age 110 with her daughter Luna Hepperle: