Second-oldest person in the US passes away at 114
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to relay news of the passing of the second-oldest living person in the United States. Bonita Bell Spear was born in Kansas on July 4 1911 and married Kenneth Gibson in 1930. They had…
One of Michigan’s oldest residents passes away at 113
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to relay news of the passing of one of Michigan’s oldest residents, Louise Burkhalter. Etta Louise Jones (known by her middle name) was born in Hillsborough County, Florida, on November 13 1912. At the…
Vice-doyenne of the world passes away at 115
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to relay the news of the passing of the second oldest living person in the world; Marie-Rose Tessier of France. Marie-Rose Bousseau was born on 21 May 1910 in Beaurepaire, Vendee, Pays de la…
Louise Jean Signore (1912-2026)
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to relay news that Louise Jean Signore of New York, USA, passed away yesterday, January 27 2026, at the remarkable age of 113 years, 180 days. Louise was born in Harlem, New York City,…
Oldest age-validated person from St Kitts and Nevis dies
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to report the passing of Bernice Sebastian at age 112, the oldest age-validated individual born in St Kitts and Nevis. Bernice Sebastian was born on 21 September 1913 in Saint Kitts and Nevis to…