Marcelle Demorgny, the second-oldest known living person in France, dies at 113
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is sadden to announce that Mrs. Marcelle Solange Demorgny (née Pressac), the second-oldest known living person in France, sadly passed away in Champagne-Mouton, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine on 12 September 2026 at the final age of 113 years and 186 days. Marcelle Demorgny was born as Marcelle Solange…
Lorna Henstridge, the oldest known living woman in Australia, dies at 112
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is saddened to reported that Mrs. Lorna Morton Henstridge (née Paterson), the oldest known living woman in Australia, sadly passed away in Bordertown, South Australia on 7 September 2026 at the final age of 112 years and 93 days. Lorna Henstridge was born…
Shitsui Hakoishi, WORLD’S OLDEST KNOWN BARBER EVER, dies at 109
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is saddened to reported that Mrs. Shitsui Hakoishi [Japanese: 箱石シツイ; née Saitō (齋藤)], the WORLD’S OLDEST KNOWN BARBER EVER, sadly passed away in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan on 1 September 2026 at the final age of 109 years and 295 days. Shitsui Hakoishi was born…
Shigeko Kagawa, the oldest living person in Japan, dies at 115
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is saddened to reported that Mrs. Shigeko Kagawa [Japanese: 賀川滋子], the oldest living person in Japan, sadly passed away in Yamato-Koriyama, Nara Prefecture on 27 August 2026 at the final age of 115 years and 91 days. Shigeko Kagawa was born in…
Ilse Meingast, the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of California, dies at 114
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is saddened to reported that Mrs. Ilse Gertrud Meingast, the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of California, sadly passed away in Cotati on 23 August 2026 at the final age of 114 years and 162 days. Ilse Meingast was…