Tetsu Ishii

Supercentenarian data for Japan

  • Full name: Tetsu Ishii (Japanese: 石井テツ)
  • Lifespan: (15.09.1904 – 04.03.2017)
  • Age: 112 years
  • Birthplace: Tomai, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
  • Last residence: Takko, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
  • Application date: 15.09.2014
  • Validation date: 06.12.2015
  • Validation source: MHLW Japan/Wacław Jan Kroczek

Biography

Tetsu Ishii was born in Tomai, Aomori Prefecture, Japan (Tome Village (now Ninohe), Iwate Prefecture (according to her obituary) on 15 September 1904. Following the death of 109-year-old Ritsu Kudo on 7 July 2013, she became the oldest living person in Aomori Prefecture.

On her 110th birthday in 2014, Ishii was recuperating in the hospital since she hurt her leg. Her eldest son, Yoshikazu, said that her secret to longevity was her generous personality.

Tetsu Ishii died of old age in Takko, Aomori Prefecture, Japan on 4 March 2017 at the age of 112 years, 170 days.

She holds the title of longevity recordholder of Aomori Prefecture.

Tetsu Ishii at age 109 in 2013.

Longevity recognition

  • Oldest living person in Aomori Prefecture (07.07.2013 – 04.03.2017)
  • Longevity Recordholder of Aomori Prefecture (present)

Validation

The supercentenarian case of Tetsu Ishii was meticulously examined and verified by Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, Japan, and Wacław Jan Kroczek and validated by Gerontology Research Group on 06.12.2015.

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