Ioana Lungu, the second-oldest living woman in Romania, celebrated her 110th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Ioana Lungu, the second-oldest living woman in Romania, has celebrated her 110th birthday on 7 April 2026 in Grozești, Mehedinți County. Ioana Lungu was born in the town of Şusița, Mehedinți County, Romania, on 7 April 1916. She was married to the late Ion Lungu, a war veteran who died on the front in World War II. They had three children: a daughter and two sons. On 7 April 2026, Lungu celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian, an age that inspires respect and admiration. Representatives of the Military Center and the Country Council were present at the event. On this occasion, Lungu was presented with an honorary…
Chiyono Eguchi, the oldest living person in Niigata Prefecture, dies at 111
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is sadden to report the death of Mrs. Chiyono Eguchi (江口チヨノ), the oldest living person in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, sadly passed away in Agano City on 6 April 2026 at the age of 111 years and 329 days. Chiyono Eguchi was born in Japan on 12 May 1914. On 12 May 2024, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian. On 3 September 2025, following the death of 111-year-old Toyo Kondō (近藤豊) of Sanjō City, she became the oldest living person in Niigata Prefecture. Her age was verified by Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, Japan and Brian Hsu, then validated by the GRG on 7 October 2025. Chiyono Eguchi…
Burdett Sisler, the oldest living person in Canada, dies at 110
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is sadden to reported that Mr. Burdett “Burd” Thomas Sisler, the oldest living man and the oldest living person in Canada, sadly passed away in Fort Erie, Ontario on 2 April 2026 at the final age of 110 years and 353 days. Burdett Sisler was born in Akron, Ohio, USA, on 14 April 1915, and moved to Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada when he was three years old. He served as a radar technician during the Second World War. After the war, he moved to Fort Erie. He had five children with his wife Mae, who passed away in 1985. As of 2022, he has nine grandchildren, eleven great-children, and nine great-great-grandchildren. Sisler was…
Marjorie Hodnett, the oldest living person in Merseyside, England, UK, celebrated her 112th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Marjorie Ethel Hodnett, known as “Auntie Marj“, the oldest living person in Merseyside, England, UK, has celebrated her 112th birthday on 1 April 2026 in Formby. Marjorie Hodnett was born in Harlesden, London, England, UK, on 1 April 1914. She has longevity on both sides of her family; her great-aunt and two cousins from each side of the family all became centenarians, her five paternal aunts all lived into their nineties. her mother lived to 94, and her father lived to 82 despite contracting illnesses as a soldier. Some of Hodnett’s earliest memories are of hearing air raids during World War I, and trees near her hone…
Vitantonio Lovallo, the oldest living man in Italy, celebrated his 112th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mr. Vitantonio Lovallo, the oldest living man in Italy, has celebrated his 112th birthday on 28 March 2026 in Avigliano, Basilicata. Vitantonio Lovallo was born in Avigliano, Basilicata, Italy, on 28 March 1914 (although he and his family claim that he was born on 25 March, and that his birth wasn’t registered until 28 March). From the age of 16, Lovallo has always worked. He began by being a shepherd and helping the family in the lands cultivated with wheat or corn. He got married in 1936. His daughters were born in 1938 and 1946, while his sons were born in 1940 and 1952. His oldest son, Vincenzo,…