Ulitzer95 12,843 Posted November 26 2 minutes ago, Neol Edmunds said: That was the kiss of death for Tinners... That and the report into the Captain Tom grift being released. No age to go. Well I said "I expect" and "but who knows". As @Master Obit correctly pointed out the other day, at that age it's all up in the air. Look at Germany's Charlotte. She was one of the healthiest looking supercentenarians, and she went before many of the living corpses. Similarly, I'm shocked that Ethel Caterham has outlived Tinniswood. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master Obit 852 Posted November 26 5 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Well I said "I expect" and "but who knows". As @Master Obit correctly pointed out the other day, at that age it's all up in the air. Look at Germany's Charlotte. She was one of the healthiest looking supercentenarians, and she went before many of the living corpses. Similarly, I'm shocked that Ethel Caterham has outlived Tinniswood. Looks like he died following a fall a few weeks prior. Sad but what a remarkable life, and definitely nicer to go without a long decline than spending years in a very frail state. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,865 Posted December 1 On 13/06/2024 at 17:28, diego said: ...was the oldest person living in Finland, and now This person is Gunnel Stenbäck, born on 21 Sept 1914 and living in Uusimaa Gunnel Stenbäck, oldest in Finland and former head of the Helsinki Deaconess Foundation dead at 110. Oldest in Finland now I believe is Arvi Hämäläinen, born in January 1917. Quite a drop. I mentioned Hämäläinen here some months ago, he's a (very slightly) locally notable costume designer and has had multiple hospitalisations since 2021. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lay_kulast95 131 Posted December 4 Since his name has finally been made public, I can make this post. To answer an old question, the final man from the 1900s decade is likely Manoel Ribiero da Silva of Brazil (b. 19 May 1909). Although unvalidated, I have good faith his age is indeed correct. He is Semi-Documented. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,843 Posted December 7 Britain's "oldest living man" Haji Ghulam Mohammed dies just days before his 110th birthday. Also a WWII veteran. His age wasn't verifiable, owing the the state of British India that he was born and their poor records, however I actually think he may have been a legitimate claimant and I haven't seen any scepticism online. Britain's oldest man is now Donald Rose, who will turn 110 in just over 2 weeks. He is due to be validated early in the new year! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,155 Posted December 7 26 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Britain's "oldest living man" Haji Ghulam Mohammed dies just days before his 110th birthday. Also a WWII veteran. Britain's oldest man is now Donald Rose, who will turn 110 in just over 2 weeks. Donald Rose is also a WWII veteran. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master Obit 852 Posted December 7 37 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Britain's "oldest living man" Haji Ghulam Mohammed dies just days before his 110th birthday. Also a WWII veteran. His age wasn't verifiable, owing the the state of British India that he was born and their poor records, however I actually think he may have been a legitimate claimant and I haven't seen any scepticism online. Britain's oldest man is now Donald Rose, who will turn 110 in just over 2 weeks. He is due to be validated early in the new year! Britain's oldest man already was Donald Rose in most people's eyes. The guy was clearly very old, but I'm skeptical of 109. "Poor records" is the most common subterfuge people use to inflate their age. It's incredibly convenient because if the records don't exist then nobody can disprove it. Until any hard evidence is made available that he was born in 1914, I'm not going to believe it. I'm sure the GRG will verify him soon, though. They don't need documents to "validate" a claim, so long as it looks like they're producing output to compete with LQ. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,843 Posted December 7 16 minutes ago, Master Obit said: Britain's oldest man already was Donald Rose in most people's eyes. The guy was clearly very old, but I'm skeptical of 109. "Poor records" is the most common subterfuge people use to inflate their age. It's incredibly convenient because if the records don't exist then nobody can disprove it. Until any hard evidence is made available that he was born in 1914, I'm not going to believe it. I'm sure the GRG will verify him soon, though. They don't need documents to "validate" a claim, so long as it looks like they're producing output to compete with LQ. That's true but they can't all be age fraudsters. There must be a portion of people born in a place and time with poor records who are their claimed age. Anyway, he's dead and as you said he never officially held the title, just like the immortal Fraudster Singh. We move on – all eyes on Donald Rose, who looks pretty frail to me. Can see him being a 2025 faller. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
