Petra Hogetveit
- Full name: Petra Hogetveit
- Lifespan: 03.04.1910 – 23.05.2020
- Age: 110 years, 50 days
- Birthplace: Stange, Hedmark, Norway
- Last residence: Brumunddal, Ringsaker, Norway
- Application date: 03.04.2020
- Validation date: 23.12.2022
- Validation source: Waclaw Jan Kroczek
Biography
Petra Hogetveit was born Petra Kolbjörnsen Hellum in Stange, Hedmark, Norway on 3 April 1910. After growing up there, she moved to Oslo and worked as a caretaker for elderly people. She married Aslak Hogetveit and got three children: Sveining (1934), Solvar (1937) and Tor (1954). Her worst memories in life were 9 April 1940, when she heard on the radio how Nazi Germany occupied Norway, and not being able to give her children any shoes due to short supplies.
At age 109, Hogetveit stated that she enjoys her longevity. She is still able to walk without a walker and she still likes cooking. Her secret to her longevity was taking care of flowers, being happy all the time and no smoking or drinking.
Hogetveit was the oldest living person in Norway after the death of Marie Andersen on 16 February 2020, until her own death on 23 May 2020. After Petra Hogetveit, Gudrun Nymoen became the Doyenne of Norway.
Hogetveit died in a retirement home in Brumunddal, Ringsaker, Norway on 23 May 2020 at the age of 110 years, 50 days.
Petra Hogetveit at age 109.
Longevity Recognition
- Doyenne of Norway (16.02.2020 – 23.05.2020)
Validation
The supercentenarian case of Petra Hogetveit was meticulously examined and verified by Waclaw Jan Kroczek, GRG Correspondent for Poland and Nordic Countries, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) as of December 23, 2022.
Petra Hogetveit at age 110.
Photo courtesy of Ringsaker Blad.no.
