Agnes Boström, Sweden’s oldest living person, dies at 112
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to report news that Mrs. Agnes Boström, the oldest living person in Sweden, sadly died in Älandsbro, Västernorrland County, Sweden on 16 November 2024 at the age of 112 years, 201 days.
Agnes Boström was born as Agnes Cecilia Eriksson in the village of Tarasjönäs, near Ramsele, Västernorrland County, Sweden on 29 April 1912, as the fifth child of eight children of Erik-Petter and Anna-Märta Abrahamsson. Her mother lived to be 98. At some point, she married the carpenter Gottfrid Boström. In 1940, they bought a farm in Ramsås, where she dedicated herself to caring for her home and family while managing the farm. They had a son together. In 1969, she became a widow after her husband died following an accident a few years earlier, and in 1993, her son Stig died in a traffic accident. In the 1980s, she moved to Älandsbro.
She had many interests and hobbies, including reading and doing crossword puzzles. In her 90s, she also participated in various activities organized by the pensioners’ association, such as qigong, gymnastics, and cooking. Even at the age of 109, she continued to maintain an independent lifestyle, living alone in her apartment.
On 9 April 2022, following the death of 112-year-old Flarid Lagerlund, she became the oldest living Swedish-born person.
On 29 April 2022, she celebrated her 110th birthday, becoming a supercentenarian.
On 16 October 2024, following the death of 112-year-old Gunborg Hancock, she became the oldest living person in Sweden and the oldest living person in the Nordic countries.
Following her death, the new oldest living person in Sweden is 109-year-old Annie Sjöström (born 19 December 1914) of Borgholm, Kalmar, Sweden, and the new oldest living person in the Nordic region is 110-year-old Kirsten Schwalbe (born 10 March 1914) of Denmark.
Agnes Boström, 112, i Härnösand var Nordens äldsta – har avlidit
