World's Oldest

[Ulitzer95 13,058]

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.

[Master Obit 880]

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.

[arghton 7,044]

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.

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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. 

[Ulitzer95 13,058]

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!


 

[Sinbabad 1,174]

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.

[Master Obit 880]

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.

[Ulitzer95 13,058]

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.

[YoungWillz 21,488]

Mary Keir, oldest person in Wales, reportedly dead aged 112: https://nation.cymru/news/wales-oldest-person-dies-at-112/

[YoungWillz 21,488]

Incidentally, anyone know the identities of the currently oldest people in the Home Nations/Ireland?

[Surprise Demise 94]

8 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Incidentally, anyone know the identities of the currently oldest people in the Home Nations/Ireland?

So you've got:

 

England: Ethel Caterham (115)/Donald Rose (109)

Scotland: Jenny Smart (109)/Hugh Kerr (109)

Wales: Kathleen Somerville (108)/Owen Filer (105)

Northern Ireland: Agnes Thompson (109)/Norman Irwin (106)

Ireland: Ruby Druce (108)/Joe Veselsky (106)

 

A lot of mega-oldies don't really get coverage anymore: neither of the Scots have, for example. These are also only the oldest folk who've been identified: it's possible there's older folk who are anonymous.

 

[drol 12,446]

On 12/12/2023 at 21:15, drol said:

Fusa Tatsumi was also the oldest person whose name became for F. Now that person is Fujiko Mihara born on 13 Dec 1910.

 

Incredible, just incredible.

Fujiko Mihara dead at 114.

 

Now the oldest person whose name becomes for F is Fuyo Kishimoto, born 20 Dec 1911,

[drol 12,446]

On 06/03/2022 at 19:27, arghton said:

 

 

Maria Farrugia reached 110 on the 7th of March, becoming the first supercentenarian from Malta.

Maria Farrugia dead at 112.

[drol 12,446]

On 30/10/2024 at 05:13, Bobytomi said:

LongeviQuest discovered a new supercentenarian born in 1910:

Izabel Rosa Pereira from Brazil was born October 13, 1910 and shares the Top 8 with Claudia Baccarini

https://longeviquest.com/2024/10/brazilian-izabel-rosa-pereira-validated-at-114-years-old/

Claudia Baccarini dead at 114.

[drol 12,446]

Fujian's oldest person Lin Shenmu dead at "123".

[alt obits guy 3,402]

Joseph Guo Fude, said to be the oldest priest in China, has died. He was 104.

 

https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Shandong:-Fr-Guo-Fude,-China's-oldest-priest,-dies-62221.html

[Surprise Demise 94]

Tomiko Itooka dead at 116

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20250104/k10014684991000.html

[drol 12,446]

Finally.

[The Red Death 89]

22 minutes ago, Surprise Demise said:

Tomiko Itooka dead at 116

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20250104/k10014684991000.html

 

First WOP to die at 116 since Susannah Mushatt Jones in 2016?

[arghton 7,044]

Article seems to mention she died on 29 Dec 2024.

[lobius 30]

11 minutes ago, arghton said:

Article seems to mention she died on 29 Dec 2024.

 

Longeviquest thinks so too...

 

https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/tomiko-itooka/

[Sir Creep 7,089]

3 hours ago, arghton said:

Article seems to mention she died on 29 Dec 2024.

Article seems to mention she was named Tomiko.

You’ve discovered a great way to get one’s post count up!

I mean…it’s innocuous and inoffensive.  Anyone reading it will nod in agreement. It gives the appearance of being informative.  Its great!

Here’s another link to a source that seems to mention she was named Tomiko and seems to mention she died on 29 Dec 2024.

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/worlds-oldest-person-dies-tomiko-itooka-dies-at-116-13283506

 

 

[Vinegar Tits 613]

5 hours ago, arghton said:

Article seems to mention she died on 29 Dec 2024.

 

And there was me about to celebrate the quickest death since Lou Rawls 

[Gisooo 3,616]

Japanese supercentenarian Fumie Suzuki dead at 112

[Bobytomi 154]

new photos of Okagi Hayashi (the new doyenne of Japan) on her 115th birthday in September were just published, she is still doing quite well.