Margarete Tröstl, Austria’s oldest person, dies at 113
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to report news that Mrs. Margarete Tröstl, the oldest living person in Austria, passed away in Schrems, Lower Austria, Austria, on 17 January 2025, at the age of 113 years, 326 days. Margarete Tröstl…
Émilienne Bécarmin, Guadeloupe’s oldest person ever, dies at 113
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to report news that Mrs. Émilienne Bécarmin, the oldest person in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, passed away in Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe, on 15 January 2025, at the age of 113 years, 225 days.…
Hazel Skuce, doyenne of Canada, dies at 112
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is saddened to report that Mrs. Hazel Skuce of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, the oldest person (Doyenne) in Canada, passed away on 3 January 2025, at the age of 112 years, 331 days. She was born…
World’s Oldest Person, Tomiko Itooka, dies at 116
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is saddened to announce that Mrs. Tomiko Itooka, the GWR & GRG-validated WORLD’s OLDEST PERSON passed away in a nursing home for the elderly in the city of Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on 29 December…
Eugene Baltes, America’s oldest man, dies at 110
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to report news that Mr. Eugene Baltes, the oldest living man in the United States, passed away in River Grove, Illinois, USA, on 29 December 2024, at the age of 110 years, 61 days.…