gcreptile 10,963 Posted August 28 WhY aRe ThEy AlL dYiNg?? Edit: As a top post on a new page this looks even more demented. 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,435 Posted August 28 Tbf the 110 Club confuses me because from what I can see, this Charlotte lady lived in good health and active until her 104th year when she took ill, only to make a recovery and remain active and lucid until she died in her sleep aged 114. Seems to me like a long healthy happy life where you can enjoy it right up to the moment you pop off peacefully is basically the jackpot. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Surprise Demise 70 Posted August 28 5 minutes ago, msc said: Tbf the 110 Club confuses me because from what I can see, this Charlotte lady lived in good health and active until her 104th year when she took ill, only to make a recovery and remain active and lucid until she died in her sleep aged 114. Seems to me like a long healthy happy life where you can enjoy it right up to the moment you pop off peacefully is basically the jackpot. It's like a lot of niche communities with lauded figures I think - some tend to form parasocial relationships and project things onto them a little. The death of a close family member or friend will always be a sad occasion - even if they are 114 - for those that knew them, but these people have lived much longer lives than any of us could imagine: if people on forums from halfway across the globe only took a moment to step back and gain perspective they'd know that the death of a supercentenarian is not the reason for frantic "HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN!?" posts. It's unfortunate, but it's something to be expected with an interest in longevity. Then there's the people who get upset simply because they weren't able to pass some arbitrary milestone. I don't really know what to say to that... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet 251 Posted August 28 15 minutes ago, msc said: Tbf the 110 Club confuses me because from what I can see, this Charlotte lady lived in good health and active until her 104th year when she took ill, only to make a recovery and remain active and lucid until she died in her sleep aged 114. Seems to me like a long healthy happy life where you can enjoy it right up to the moment you pop off peacefully is basically the jackpot. Yeah, but it's still sad that we now live in a world where the witnesses of World War I are slowly fading away. Also, a lot of people look down on Deathlisting in the same way that many here look down on these 110 Clubers. If getting a short dopamine rush (and let's be honest, that's what it is) because a random 40-year-old cancer mom passes away and you gain points on your virtual list is considered okay, then why should it be so strange when 110 Club members feel sad that an old person who died peacefully did not reach one of those "arbitrary milestones"? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbean1121 238 Posted August 28 1 hour ago, drol said: The best bits of the 110club about Charlotte's untimely death: I can’t believe, we lost Maria branyas and charlotte kretschmann I can’t believe she died in her sleep and same Maria branyas, they died in her sleep THIS CAN'T HAPPEN, SHE WAS A GRANDMA TO ME, I FOLLOWED HER ON INSTAGRAM FOR A LONG TIME, CHARLOTTE CAN'T DIE I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW I FEEL, I AM REALLY CRYING RIGHT NOW, CHARLOTTE WAS ALWAYS MY FAVORITE SUPERCENTENARIAN EVER, THOSE WHO FOLLOWED KANE TANAKA WHO WAS MY SECOND FAVORITE SUPERCENTENARIAN EVER CAN UNDERSTAND ME. I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED CHARLOTTE YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPACE IN MY HEART REST IN PEACE, I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE HAS NO MEANING NOW... i have never seen a group of people so distraught over the most obvious of circumstances. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles De Gaulle 484 Posted August 28 2 hours ago, drol said: The best bits of the 110club about Charlotte's untimely death: I can’t believe, we lost Maria branyas and charlotte kretschmann I can’t believe she died in her sleep and same Maria branyas, they died in her sleep THIS CAN'T HAPPEN, SHE WAS A GRANDMA TO ME, I FOLLOWED HER ON INSTAGRAM FOR A LONG TIME, CHARLOTTE CAN'T DIE I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW I FEEL, I AM REALLY CRYING RIGHT NOW, CHARLOTTE WAS ALWAYS MY FAVORITE SUPERCENTENARIAN EVER, THOSE WHO FOLLOWED KANE TANAKA WHO WAS MY SECOND FAVORITE SUPERCENTENARIAN EVER CAN UNDERSTAND ME. I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED CHARLOTTE YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPACE IN MY HEART REST IN PEACE, I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE HAS NO MEANING NOW... Why are they all dying before I can shag them!!!!!!!!?! 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 634 Posted August 29 23 hours ago, drol said: The best bits of the 110club about Charlotte's untimely death: I can’t believe, we lost Maria branyas and charlotte kretschmann I can’t believe she died in her sleep and same Maria branyas, they died in her sleep THIS CAN'T HAPPEN, SHE WAS A GRANDMA TO ME, I FOLLOWED HER ON INSTAGRAM FOR A LONG TIME, CHARLOTTE CAN'T DIE I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW I FEEL, I AM REALLY CRYING RIGHT NOW, CHARLOTTE WAS ALWAYS MY FAVORITE SUPERCENTENARIAN EVER, THOSE WHO FOLLOWED KANE TANAKA WHO WAS MY SECOND FAVORITE SUPERCENTENARIAN EVER CAN UNDERSTAND ME. I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED CHARLOTTE YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPACE IN MY HEART REST IN PEACE, I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE HAS NO MEANING NOW... These 110club stans remind me exactly of these anime and TV show stans who go completely unhinged because their favorite character died in their show. Actually it feels like SC's as a whole are treated like movie characters there and It's so fucking weird honestly. I've observed certain fan favorites (Charlotte as you saw here but Tekla Juniewicz, Bob Weighton come to mind and of course Kane Tanaka) that usually get more mourners while others (usually Japanese or Latin American SCs) they don't really bother about much. It's also such a shame because there are genuinely some good people on there who put in hard work and research or are genuinely interested, but the stans and their obsession with longevity and milestones just ruin it for all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted August 29 22 hours ago, Prophet said: Yeah, but it's still sad that we now live in a world where the witnesses of World War I are slowly fading away. Also, a lot of people look down on Deathlisting in the same way that many here look down on these 110 Clubers. If getting a short dopamine rush (and let's be honest, that's what it is) because a random 40-year-old cancer mom passes away and you gain points on your virtual list is considered okay, then why should it be so strange when 110 Club members feel sad that an old person who died peacefully did not reach one of those "arbitrary milestones"? Quite agree with you on this one. The only thing that ''bothers'' me about the 110 club is the immaturity of certain members who look far too dramatic. It feels like the average age of users of this site is quite low and this undermines the more scientific work of longevity researchers. I also feel like there a small part of chauvinism in all of that : I remember being quite disappointed when Lucille Randon died because I would have loved to see her reach Kane Tanaka's age for example. That's all natural I think to expect someone to reach a certain milestone but the reactions of the fans on this site is sometimes over the top 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trome 128 Posted August 29 1 hour ago, The Immortal said: These 110club stans remind me exactly of these anime and TV show stans who go completely unhinged because their favorite character died in their show. Actually it feels like SC's as a whole are treated like movie characters there and It's so fucking weird honestly. I've observed certain fan favorites (Charlotte as you saw here but Tekla Juniewicz, Bob Weighton come to mind and of course Kane Tanaka) that usually get more mourners while others (usually Japanese or Latin American SCs) they don't really bother about much. It's also such a shame because there are genuinely some good people on there who put in hard work and research or are genuinely interested, but the stans and their obsession with longevity and milestones just ruin it for all. I have noticed that they almost always behave like this and send those exaggerated reactions when some notable supercentenarian or someone from the Top 10 or Top 20 dies, I saw those exaggerated reactions in the death threads of Kane Tanaka, Tatsumi, Maria Branyas, Don Vicente, Lucile, Ceccarelli, Kretschmann, etc. But when a supercentenarian of 110 or 111 years old dies, the majority does not pay attention or they don't bother about much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted August 29 I banned Centarians from my work game unless they were on the list before they reached 100 (e.g. June Spencer) and I can comfortably ignore this thread now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hanzem 708 Posted August 29 Current TOP 10 1)Tomiko Itooka 116:099 2) Inah Canabarro Lucas 116:082 3) Elizabeth Francis 115:035 4) Ethel Caterham 115:008 5) Okagi Hayashi 114:363 6) Marie-Rose Tessier 114:101 7) Silveria Martín Díaz 114:071 8) Mine Kondō 113:364 9) Naomi Whitehead 113:338 10) Claudia Baccarini 113:322 RIP Charlotte Kretschmann. Claudia Baccarini enters the Top 10. She is the oldest person living in Italy and the 8th-oldest person from Italy ever. Oldest person to live in Italy since 2019 (Maria Giuseppa Robucci). Interestingly, the 11th-oldest person living is also from Italy (Laurina Sangenito). 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hanzem 708 Posted August 29 On 25/07/2024 at 16:45, Lafaucheuse said: don't know if this has been posted yet but I can't find it, so here is a picture of Marita Camacho Quiros back in march of this year. Looks pretty good I'd say ! She does remind me of a younger Maria Branyas Morera After Charlotte Kretschmann's death, Marita Camacho Quiros enters the Top 20 of oldest living people. At the age of 113:172 she is the 3rd-oldest ever person notable for reasons other than longevity, behind only paediatrician and co-developer of the pertussis vaccine Leila Denmark (114:060) and oil painter Hatsuno Goto (113:256). Goto's notability for reasons other than longevity is questionable as her notability is partly connected to age and not so important (becoming an oil painter as an elderly woman). 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hanzem 708 Posted August 29 Turning 115:009, Ethel Caterham has surpassed Annie Jennings' age and becomes 2nd-oldest British person ever. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master Obit 828 Posted August 30 7 hours ago, Hanzem said: Turning 115:009, Ethel Caterham has surpassed Annie Jennings' age and becomes 2nd-oldest British person ever. She actually tied her age in days three days ago (Annie Jennings lived through fewer leap years). 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted August 31 Germany lost many of its oldest people in a short time, although some do not have the date of death known yet, but many deaths have recently been discovered in its top 13 oldest living people (The numbers on the side are the positions these people were on the list of oldest living people until Charlotte's death) 1st Charlotte Kretchsmann, 3rd Gertrud Pawlik, 6th Elenor Sprecher, 9th Anonymous (b.11 Feb 1914), 13th Elfriede Oelmann Centenários austríacos, alemães e suíços - Página 130 - O Clube 110 (the110club.com) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,912 Posted September 12 On 30/08/2024 at 00:52, Hanzem said: Current TOP 10 1)Tomiko Itooka 116:099 2) Inah Canabarro Lucas 116:082 3) Elizabeth Francis 115:035 4) Ethel Caterham 115:008 5) Okagi Hayashi 114:363 6) Marie-Rose Tessier 114:101 7) Silveria Martín Díaz 114:071 8) Mine Kondō 113:364 9) Naomi Whitehead 113:338 10) Claudia Baccarini 113:322 RIP Charlotte Kretschmann. Claudia Baccarini enters the Top 10. She is the oldest person living in Italy and the 8th-oldest person from Italy ever. Oldest person to live in Italy since 2019 (Maria Giuseppa Robucci). Interestingly, the 11th-oldest person living is also from Italy (Laurina Sangenito). Silveria Martin Diaz dead at 114. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted September 12 The top ten newcomer is Laurina Sangenito, who underwent six months of chemo last year. Never heard of a supercentenarian undergoing chemo before. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted September 17 On 18/06/2023 at 21:32, Alex B said: Jose Domingo Vargas (September 15th, 1915-) Soldier of the Paraguayan Army Jose Domingo Vargas died Último veterano da Guerra do Chaco morre aos 108 anos - RCC 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,912 Posted September 19 On 29/08/2023 at 21:26, Sean said: New picture of the third oldest person in Britain Mary Florence Walker on her 112th Birthday yesterday.Looks very well. Florence Walker has died at 113 according to the 110club. Differently from Fauja's case, I fully believe them. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,297 Posted September 25 On 21/08/2023 at 20:15, diego said: Onehea Lepean was born on 23/Feb/1916 Teavaro, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia and died on 8/Aug/2023 in Taunoa, Papeete and was the oldest known person from French Polynesia With her husband, she traveled between the islands to collect vanilla and export it, at another time in her life They woke up at 2 am to cook tartlets, delivered by her daughter. Lepean also did some sewing Now the oldest known person from French Polynesia is Tavana Salmon born 13/jan/1920 B- Falecimento e homenagens (107 anos) (forumactif.org) Tavana Salmon (Wiki) dead at 104 I didn't intend to post it here as it doesn't belong to this thread at all but since it was mentioned 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,912 Posted October 11 On 02/09/2022 at 13:35, Ulitzer95 said: Ireland’s oldest living man is now Martin McEvilly, born July 1916. Martin McEvilly dead at 108. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,576 Posted October 11 1 hour ago, drol said: Martin McEvilly dead at 108. Ireland’s oldest living man is now Slovak-born Joe Velesky (born 1918). He turns 106 on 20th October. John Hemingway, 105, the last living Battle of Britain veteran, is now Ireland’s second oldest living man. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted October 19 On 15/04/2022 at 13:26, arghton said: 109-year-old Gunborg Hancock, who will be 110 in five days. Gunborg Hancock, Finnish-born Swedish supercentenarian, oldest in Sweden and the Nordic countries, dead at 112. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,171 Posted October 23 Elizabeth Francis dead at 115. The 1900s decade is now down to 4 survivors. 13 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted October 23 So, re Ethel Caterham, it isn't quite the nail-biter of Jimmy Carter's canter to 100 years old but...if she sees 9 April she becomes the oldest British person ever, currently held by Charlotte Hughes who died in 1993 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
