Clarabell Demers

  • Full name: Clarabell Demers (née Campbell) known as “Grandma D.”
  • Lifespan: 03.11.1910
  • Age: 113 years
  • Birthplace: Acton, Walsh County, North Dakota, USA
  • Last residence: Grafton, Walsh County, North Dakota, USA
  • Application date: 03.11.2020
  • Validation date: 20.03.2023
  • Validation source: Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Marilyn Hagerty

Biography

Clarabell Demers was born in Acton, North Dakota, USA, on November 3, 1910, the oldest of three children born to Victor and Philomina Campbell. She had a younger brother, Harold (deceased 1981), and a younger sister, Odell (deceased 1975). Demers grew up in the village of Oakwood, which is just east of Grafton. She was a lifelong member of the Catholic Church there before going on to St. John’s in Grafton. She married Frederick Demers in February 1930 and had four children with him, including Mary Jane (deceased 2018), Donald, and Ronald (deceased 2015). Frederick died in 1979. With her late husband, Demers helped run the JR’s bar in Oakwood. It has been known for its taco night on Wednesdays. The bar is operated by her son Donald and grandsons Guy and Gene. As of her 112th birthday, Demers was still able to walk with the help of a walker and lived in Grafton, North Dakota, USA.

Longevity Recognition

Clarabell Demers has been the oldest living person in the state of North Dakota following the death of 115-year old Iris Westman on Jan. 3, 2021.

  • Oldest living person in North Dakota (03.01.2021 – present)

Validation

Clarabell Demers’s age was verified by Waclaw Jan Kroczek and Marilyn Hagerty, and validated by the GRG on 20 March 2023.

Carabell Demers at age 110, as supercentenarian.

Clarabell Demers as a child in 1910s.

Clarabell Demers with her husband Frederick.

Clarabell Demers on her 111th birthday.

Clarabell Demers on her 111th birthday.

Clarabell Demers on her 111th birthday.

Clarabell Demers on her 112th birthday.

Clarabell Demers on her 112th birthday.

Clarabell Demers, aged 112, in Feb. 2023.

Clarabell Demers, aged 112, holding a puppy (Apr. 2023).