Lorna Henstridge, the oldest known living woman in Australia, celebrated her 112th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Lorna Morton Henstridge (née Paterson), the oldest known living woman in Australia, has celebrated her 112th birthday on 6 June 2026 in Bordertown, South Australia. Lorna Henstridge was born on 6 June 1914 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, to parents Alexander Edward and Olive Beatrice Paterson. In 1945, Lorna married Alan Henstridge in Victoria, Australia. They went on to have three children together. Around 2019, Lorna moved into a care facility, where she still lives, in Bordertown, South Australia. On 5 June 2024, following the death of 111-year-old Olga Abate of Victoria, Lorna became the oldest known living woman in Austalia. The following day, she celebrated her…
Dr. Jay Keller, the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Vermont, celebrated his 110th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mr. Dr. Jay Keller, the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Vermont, has celebrated his 110th birthday on 3 June 2026 in the Greater Burlington area, Chittenden County. Edgar Jay Keller (known by his middle name) was born in Albany, Albany County, New York, USA, on 3 June 1916 (claimed 1 June 1916) to parents Frank Joseph and Adeline (“Addie”) (née Ernst) Keller. By 1920, the family were living in Missouri. At the age of 9, Jay moved to a boarding house in Burlington, Vermont without his family. He graduated from Burlington’s Cathedral High School in 1934 and was one of five students in…
Jesús Redondo Bermejo, the oldest known living man in Spain, celebrated his 111th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mr. Jesús Redondo Bermejo, the oldest known living man in Spain, has celebrated his 111th birthday on 2 June 2026 in Cáceres, Extremadura. Jesús Redondo Bermejo was born in Cañaveral, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, on 2 June 1916. At the age of 19, he decided to become a civil servant. In addition, he also completed his military service in Valladolid, where he experienced the uprising of 1936. Later, he married to Concepción (who died around 2020 at the age of 99), and the couple had three children: Desi, Ángela, and Jacinto. In 1976, while the country was experiencing the Transition, Jesús retired at the age of 61 after 42 years…
Bruno Kant, the oldest known living man in Germany, dies at 110
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is sadden to reported that Mrs. Bruno Kant, the oldest known living man in Germany, sadly passed away in Eichenzell, Hesse on 29 May 2026 at the final age of 110 years and 92 days. Bruno Kant was born in Werblin, Kashubia, Prussia, German Empire (now Poland), on 26 February 1916. During the Second World War he was drafted into the Wehrmacht. He became a Soviet captive, being released in 1948. In 1950, after the war, he was ordained as a priest, a dream he had apparently had since the age of nine. Bruno was active as a priest until the age of 100, now taking a quieter role. On 1 November…
Shigeko Kagawa, the oldest living person in Japan, celebrated her 115th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Shigeko Kagawa (賀川滋子), the oldest living person in Japan, has celebrated her 115th birthday on 28 May 2026 in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture. Shigeko Kagawa was born in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan, on 28 May 1911. In April 2021, she became the oldest Olympic torchbearer ever at age 109 years, 11 months. The previous record holder was Aida Mendes (20 November 1909 – 9 April 2020) of Brazil, who was 106 at the time when she participated as a torchbearer in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. On 28 May 2021, Kagawa celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian. In September 2022, she was reported as the oldest living person…