Gertrud Frontzek, the 3rd oldest living person in Poland, celebrates 110th birthday.
The Gerontology Research Group is delighted to report 110th birthday of Mrs. Gertrud Frontzek of Świętoszowice, Zbrosławice Municipality, Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesia Voivodeship, Poland. On this exceptional day she was visited by bishop of Gliwice diocese. She spent her entire life in the village of Świętoszowice, except the time she lived in Górniki. As of March 2026, Gertrud Frontzek is the third-oldest living person in Poland behind 111-year old Anna Winiarska of Huta Gogołowska and 110-year old Zofia Powałowska of Gdańsk. Her age was verified by Dr Waclaw Jan Kroczek and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on March 15, 2026.
Marie-Louise Bresson, the third-oldest living person in France, celebrated her 113th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Marie-Louise Bresson (née Pressac), the third-oldest living person in France, has celebrated her 113th birthday on 15 March 2026 in Montréal, Aude, Occitania, France. Marie-Louise Bresson was born as Marie-Louise Herbulot in Mascara, Mascara Province, French Algeria (now Algeria), on 15 March 1913. She attended school in the coastal city of Oran. She became a teacher at the age of 20, and her first class was one with 40 students. Her main subjects were maths, spelling, history, and geography. She learned to read and write in Arabic but did not speak it. In 1962, after the end of the Algerian War, Bresson emigrated with her parents to France, settling…
Second-oldest person in the US passes away at 114
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to relay news of the passing of the second-oldest living person in the United States. Bonita Bell Spear was born in Kansas on July 4 1911 and married Kenneth Gibson in 1930. They had one son together and moved to Idaho for many years. After her husband’s passing she moved to Michigan. Bonita became a supercentenarian in July 2021 and went on to have a further four birthdays – an incredible achievement. She passed away in Michigan on March 10 2026 at the age of 114 years, 249 days. The GRG extends its sympathies to the family, friends and all who knew Bonita as…
Marcelle Demorgny, the second-oldest living person in France, celebrated her 113th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Marcelle Solange Demorgny (née Pressac), the second-oldest living person in France, has celebrated her 113th birthday on 10 March 2026 in Turgon, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Marcelle Demorgny was born as Marcelle Solange Pressac in the commune of Turgon, Charente Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, on 10 March 1913. As a child, she walked three kilometers to school and back every day in wooden shoes. She was awarded her certificat d’études primaires at the age of 12 and went on to work as a chambermaid in Charente and later Paris. At some point, she married a man with the surname Demorgny and had five children, all of whom she outlived between 2014 and…
Kirsten Schwalbe, the oldest living person in Denmark, celebrated her 112th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Kirsten Schwalbe, the oldest living person in Denmark, has celebrated her 112th birthday on10 March 2026 in Struer, Midtjylland. Kirsten Schwalbe was born in Struer, Midtjylland, Denmark on 10 March 1914. She got married in 1938 and had three daughters. Her husband died in 1981. Two of her siblings lived to be 100 and 103. Her brother Bertel was aged 103 as of 2024. At the age of 104, she developed heart problems and was given a pacemaker. On 10 March 2024, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian, surrounded by her descendants. She became the oldest living person in Denmark following the…