Irene Lantz turns 111
One of Canada’s oldest people celebrates their 111th birthday. Irene Perpeluk was born March 2 1914 in Wroxton, Saskatchewan, Canada to Fred and Katie Perpeluk. In 1936 she married her first husband, Carl North, having one son together. Carl, known…
Doyenne of Switzerland passes away at 111
The GRG is sad to report the passing of Anna Furrer-Omlin of Switzerland. Born Martha Anna Omlin in Sachseln, Obwalden, Switzerland on June 23 1913, she mostly went by Anna. In 1949 Anna married Ambros Furrer and went on to…
Eliza Underwood revalidation
The Gerontology Research Group recently gathered all the available documents from Eliza Underwood’s life to take another look at her age claim for accuracy. Life Eliza Jane Brown was born in Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA to freed slaves…
113-year-old Holocaust survivor passes away
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to report the death of Rose Girone, formerly Mannheim, nee Raubvogel, on February 24 2025. She was 113 years, 42 days old. Rose was born January 13 1912 in Janów, Austria-Hungary (now Ivano-Frankove, Yavoriv…
Katie Hatton revalidation announcement
The GRG recently conducted a revalidation of Katie Hatton’s age claim. All available documents from Katie’s life were gathered again and reviewed. Although originally validated as born December 18 1877, which was Katie’s reported date of birth in her obituary…