Ilie Ciocan, Europe’s oldest living man, turns 112
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is happy to share news that Mr. Ilie Ciocan, the oldest living man in Europe, the oldest living person in the Balkans, and the oldest person ever in Romania, celebrated his 112th birthday on 10 June 2025, becoming the first validated person in Romania to reach that age milestone. Ilie Ciocan was born in the village of Cremenari, Galicea, Valcea County, Romania, on 28 May 1913. Life dealt him a challenging hand, orphaned first by his father at the tender age of 6, and later by his mother at 12, compelling him to enter the workforce early to survive. Young Ilie toiled as a shepherd,…
Australia’s oldest living woman turns 111
The Gerontology Research Group is happy to share news that Lorna Henstridge, the oldest known living and age-validated woman in Australia, has turned 111 years of age. She is currently the second oldest known person in Australia behind 111 year old Ken Weeks. Her birthday was confirmed by 7news Adelaide via instagram. The GRG sends warm congratulations to Mrs Henstridge on reaching this remarkable milestone. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKjHc78g04-
Pauline Cook (1913-2025)
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to announce the passing of Pauline Cook at 112. Pauline Bolt was born in Illinois on March 30 1913 to Virgil and Edna Bolt. The family moved to Idaho and then California, where Pauline graduated from college. In 1946 she married Wells Cook, gaining three step-children from his previous marriage. Pauline was sadly widowed in 1979, after which she moved to Nevada, moving into a care home there in later years. At 109 she moved to a care facility in Virginia, where she would spend her remaining days. Pauline Cook passed away at age 112 years, 1 day on March 31 2025. This was…
Hazel Schultz (1913-2025)
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to announce the passing of Hazel Schultz. Hazel Mary Anthony was born January 12 1913 in Mozart, Saskatchewan, Canada to Clarence and Dagmar Anthony. Her father lived to 98 years of age, while her mother lived to 101. Hazel moved to the US with her family in 1922, first settling in Washington State. She married Herbert Schultz in 1941 and went on to have three children together. Hazel credited her longevity to ‘good Scandinavian genes and positive living’. Longevity would seem to run in her family, given the ages of her parents. Hazel eventually lived in Idaho, where she passed away at the end…
Mine Kondo and Masu Usui, two oldest living residents in Japan, dies at 114
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is sadden to report the death news of Mrs. Mine Kondo (近藤ミネ) and Masu Usui (臼井ます), the two oldest living residents in Japan, sadly died on 20 and 21 May 2025 at the age of 114 years, 261 days and 114 years, 154 days respectively. Mine Kondo (1 September 1910 – 20 May 2025) Mine Kondo was born in Ikuma-cho, Toyota, Aichi, Japan on 1 September 1910. She married at the age of 20 with a farmer and had nine children (only six has survived, as three of her children passed away at a young age). In September 2020, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became…