Clarabell Demers of North Dakota turns 113
The Gerontology Research Group are delighted to report that Mrs. Clarabell Demers of Grafton, North Dakota, USA, has turned 113 years old. Mrs. Demers, known as “Grandma D” is the oldest living resident of North Dakota, and the sixth-oldest validated…
USA: Robert Young visits Edith Ceccarelli, 115, Doyenne of the USA
The Gerontology Research Group is delighted to report that Mr. Robert Young, the Director of the Supercentenarian Research and Database Division, as well as the Senior Gerontology Consultant for the Guinness World Records, has met Mrs. Edith Ceccarelli of Willits,…
JAPAN: The Gerontology Research Group validates Katsugo Tago, the oldest living person in Tokyo Prefecture, the sixth-oldest living person in Japan, and the 14th world’s oldest living person
The Gerontology Research Group is delighted to announce the validation of Mrs. Katsugo Tago. She was born in Japan (Nagano) on Mar. 28, 1910 and is presently living in Japan (Tokyo) at 113 years of age. Katsugo Tago was born in Nagano Prefecture,…
USA: The Gerontology Research Group validates Edna Kern, the oldest and the last surviving American person born in 1900
The Gerontology Research Group is honored to annonce the validation of Mrs. Edna Kern (1900-2016). Edna Kern was born to a family of Swiss ancestry in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA on Oct. 14, 1900. She was twice…
POLAND: The Gerontology Research Group honors Jadwiga Żak-Stewart, the country’s vice-doyenne, on her 111th birthday
It is with great happiness that I announce the 111th birthday of Mrs. Jadwiga Żak-Stewart, the oldest resident of Łódź and the second-oldest citizen of Poland. In the name of the Gerontology Research Group, I presented her with honorary certificate…