Okagi Hayashi, the oldest living person in Japan, dies at 115
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is saddened to report the death of Mrs. Okagi Hayashi, the oldest living person in Japan, who sadly died of heart failure in Toki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan at 8:39 AM on 26 April 2025 at…
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…
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…
Rosie Cook, Alabama’s oldest known living resident passes away at 112
The GRG is saddened to announce the passing of Rosa Mae Cook at age 112. Rosie, as she was known, was born in Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama and resided in the general area for her whole life. She was born…
Anna Lepetit, Manche department doyenne, dies at 110
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to report from direct contact with familly that Mrs. Anna Lepetit, doyenne of Manche department, Normandy, France, passed away in Manche, Normandy, France, on 3 February 2025, at the age of 110 years, 124 days.…
