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                        <title>Mariana de Jesus Soares Barbosa (BRA, 1917-2026)</title>
                        <link>https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/deaths108-2026/mariana-de-jesus-soares-barbosa-bra-1917-2026/</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Ms. Mariana de Jesus Soares Barbosa of Ponta Grossa, municipality of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) sadly passed away on 21 April 2026, aged 108. 

She was born on 27 July 1917.
Her age was...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms. <span>Mariana de Jesus Soares Barbosa of Ponta Grossa, municipality of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) sadly passed away on 21 April 2026, aged 108. </span></p>
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<p>She <span>was born on 27 July 1917.</span></p>
<p>https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/mariana-de-jesus-soares-barbosa/</p>
<p><span>Her age was validated by LongeviQuest on 9 August 2025.</span></p>
<p>Rest in peace.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Frank Chester (UK, 1917-2026)</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[A World War Two veteran who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) and served in the Navy throughout the conflict has died aged 109.
Frank Chester, who was born in Ludlow, Shrops...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="sc-1a18e57c-0 HooNV">A World War Two veteran who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) and served in the Navy throughout the conflict has died aged 109.</p>
<p class="sc-1a18e57c-0 HooNV">Frank Chester, who was born in Ludlow, Shropshire, on 10 April 1917, died at a nursing home in Malvern, Worcestershire, on 19 April 2026, nine days after his birthday.</p>
<p>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv33xyek8o</p>
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<p>He was the 3rd OLM in the UK.</p>
<p>Rest in peace.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Annette LaBelle (USA) - 110</title>
                        <link>https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/birthdays110-2026/annette-labelle-usa-110/</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Ms. Annette LaBelle of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, celebrated her 110th birthday.
She was born in Glen Falls, Warren County, New York, USA, on 18 April 1916.

Happy 11...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms. Annette LaBelle of <span>Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, </span>celebrated her 110th birthday.</p>
<p>She <span>was born in Glen Falls, Warren County, New York, USA, on 18 April 1916.</span></p>
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<p>Happy 110th Birthday!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Mary Crenshaw (USA) - 110</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Alabama Woman Mary Crenshaw Turns 110

Mary Crenshaw, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, USA, celebrated her 110th birthday on 19 April.
Mary Crenshaw was born in Greenville, Alabama, on 1...]]></description>
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<h1 class="entry-title">Alabama Woman Mary Crenshaw Turns 110</h1>
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<p><a href="https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/mary-crenshaw/" data-lasso-id="26785">Mary Crenshaw</a>, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, USA, celebrated her 110th birthday on 19 April.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RickKarle/posts/how-about-we-all-send-our-best-to-mary-ella-crenshaw-who-turned-109-yesterdayyep/1240047727481339/" data-lasso-id="26786">Mary Crenshaw was born in Greenville, Alabama</a>, on 19 April 1916. She moved to Tallassee, Alabama, as a young child and settled there. For many years, she worked as a housekeeper at a local hospital, retiring around the age of 60.</p>
<p>Even in her later years as a centenarian, she was known to enjoy reading Christian books, shopping, taking walks, and spending time with family and friends. When asked about the secret to her longevity, she credited her faith, saying it came from putting God first in everything she did and praying every day.</p>
<p>Crenshaw is the second-oldest known living person in Alabama, after<span> </span><a href="https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/lillie-cunningham/" data-lasso-id="26787">Lillie Cunningham</a>, age 111, although her age has not been validated.</p>
<p>Happy Birthday!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Ynés María de Jesús Garay (PRI) - 111</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Puerto Rican Woman Ynés María de Jesús Garay Turns 111

Ynés María de Jesús Garay, a resident of Cayey, Puerto Rico, is celebrating her 111th birthday today. Her birthday was first reporte...]]></description>
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<h1 class="entry-title">Puerto Rican Woman Ynés María de Jesús Garay Turns 111</h1>
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<p><a href="https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/ynes-maria-de-jesus-garay/" data-lasso-id="26791">Ynés María de Jesús Garay</a>, a resident of Cayey, Puerto Rico, is celebrating her 111th birthday today. Her birthday was first reported by the Facebook page<span> </span><em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/conociendopr/posts/pfbid033ZWiWyXmGsJ8Y4XBA6Qzq8Ypr9Rgvu2mQ392ntS8rFcNUv8P3PSJMYaS8nhUCrfkl" data-lasso-id="26792">Conociendo a Puerto Rico</a></em>, which frequently features stories about Puerto Rico’s oldest citizens.</p>
<p>Ynés María de Jesús Garay was born in the Rincón neighborhood of Cayey, Puerto Rico, on 20 April 1915 to parents Eugenio De Jesús Cartagena and Juana Garay Tirado. At the age of 10, her family moved to the Pasto Viejo neighborhood, where she spent her adolescent years. She left school in the third grade, and began working in tobacco farming – then a booming industry in Puerto Rico – at the age of 13.</p>
<p>After her first marriage ended in divorce, she married Domingo Colón Ortiz in 1939. The couple would have 11 children together, and both earned a living working in a factory, where their job was to strip tobacco leaves. The family owned a farm, where they would grow crops such as sweet potato, avocado, and corn, and owned livestock which included cows, pigs, and goats. Her husband died in 1983, after 44 years of marriage.</p>
<p>At the moment, she is the second-oldest known living person in Puerto Rico, after the<span> </span><a href="https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/anonymous-lady-puerto-rico-1914/" data-lasso-id="26793">anonymous lady</a><span> </span>who turned 112 in February.</p>
<p>Happy 111th Birthday!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Georgia</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Note: Geographically Georgia is in Asia, except for (Tusheti, Khevi and Khevsureti) so I think it appropriate to include it within the Asia topic.
This topic would be about centenarians and...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Note: Geographically Georgia is in Asia, except for (Tusheti, Khevi and Khevsureti) so I think it appropriate to include it within the Asia topic.</p>
<p>This topic would be about centenarians and supercentenarians claims from the Caucasian country of Georgia.</p>
<p><strong>Oldest Known Living People (105+) April 2026:</strong></p>
<p>1. <strong>Nakipe Davitadze</strong> (b. 4 July 1914), <strong>111</strong>, Skhepi, Shuakhevi, Adjara <strong>Georgia's oldest known living person</strong></p>
<p>2. <strong>Neli Kukhilava</strong> (b. 31 Dec 1917), <strong>108</strong>, Chale, Tsalenjikha, Samegrelo Zemo-Svaneti</p>
<p>3. <strong>Galina Begashvili</strong> (b. 1 Feb 1920), <strong>106</strong>, Tsotsinkari, Lagodekhi, Kakheti</p>
<p>4. <strong>Tina Gurashvili</strong> (b. 10 Mar 1920*), <strong>106</strong>, Sakobo, Sighnaghi, Kakheti</p>
<p>5. <strong>Jefer Kamadadze</strong> (b. 30 June 1920**), <strong>105</strong>, Nenia, Shuakhevi, Adjara <strong>Georgia's oldest known living man </strong></p>
<p>6. <strong>Nina Jishiashvili</strong> (b. 1 Aug 1920), <strong>105</strong>, Kvenobani, Chokhatauri, Guria</p>
<p>*Family claim 10 March birthdate, but there is also the possibility that she was born on 1 June 1920.</p>
<p>** Possibly born on 1 July 1920.</p>
<p>Note: There is two anonymous women with 105 years old or more, one living in Adjara (b. 1 Jan 1921), and another one possibly living (105th birthday not confirmed) in an unknown place (b. 25 Feb 1921).</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Zinaida Chernova (RUS, 1914-2025)</title>
                        <link>https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/deaths110-2025/zinaida-chernova-rus-1914-2025/</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Ms. Zinaida Chernova of Kaltan, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia sadly passed away on 14 June 2025, aged 110 years, 246 days.
She was born in Stepanovo, Perm Krai, Russia on 11 October 1914.
Rest i...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms. Zinaida Chernova of Kaltan, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia sadly passed away on 14 June 2025, aged 110 years, 246 days.</p>
<p>She was born in <span>Stepanovo, Perm Krai, Russia on 11 October 1914.</span></p>
<p>Rest in Peace Ms. Chernova.</p>
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                        <title>Francis Piscatella (USA) - 113</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Francis Piscatella, World’s Oldest Nun, Turns 113

Francis Piscatella, known as Sister Dominici, the world’s oldest living nun, is celebrating her 113th birthday today in East Williston, N...]]></description>
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<h1 class="entry-title">Francis Piscatella, World’s Oldest Nun, Turns 113</h1>
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<p><a href="https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/francis-piscatella/" data-lasso-id="26768">Francis Piscatella</a>, known as Sister Dominici, the world’s oldest living nun,<span> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SistersofAmityville/posts/pfbid0pm717hP7VG1M2us57BYVh13womEYL4wvkmpeNQdvfFkhJLojJ5FVXu68LJEQZsxYl" data-lasso-id="26769">is celebrating her 113th birthday</a><span> </span>today in East Williston, New York.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.molloy.edu/news/amityville-sister-turns-110-says-prayer-life-is-key" data-lasso-id="26770">Piscatella was born in Central Islip</a>, a small hamlet of New York, on 20 April 1913. Her left forearm was amputated at two years old, which caused her to be turned away from many religious organizations. Her mother taught her independence, and she had to prove that there was nothing she couldn’t do.</p>
<p>Piscatella was accepted by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville in 1931, and soon afterward earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education at St. John’s University. She worked as a grade school mathematics teacher in Brooklyn. Piscatella taught for 52 years at Molloy College and later worked at its Financial Aid office before her retirement aged 84. She sponsored many other nuns when they wished to join the convent.</p>
<p>Following the passing of 116 year-old<span> </span><a href="https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/inah-canabarro-lucas/" data-lasso-id="26771">Inah Canabarro Lucas</a><span> </span>on 30 April 2025, she became the world’s oldest living nun.</p>
<p>Happy 113th Birthday!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Josef Peer (AUT, 1918-2026)</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Josef Peer
31.01.1918 - 17.04.2026
The oldest known Austrian man from the Tyrol died in his sleep.
RIP]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Josef Peer</p>
<p>31.01.1918 - 17.04.2026</p>
<p>The oldest <strong>known</strong> Austrian man from the Tyrol died in his sleep.</p>
<p>RIP</p>
<p>https://www.trauerhilfe.at/todesanzeige/181116?cHash=af2983972754e048e4bcbc7f829f3ad9</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Daisy Lee Jones (USA) - 111</title>
                        <link>https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/birthdays110-2026/daisy-lee-jones-usa-111/</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Ms. Daisy Lee Jones of Calvert, Texas (USA) claims to have turned 111 y.o.
She claims to born on 16 April 1915 in Calvert, Texas (USA).


 Happy Birthday!
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms. Daisy Lee Jones of <span>Calvert, Texas (USA) claims to have turned 111 y.o.</span></p>
<p>She claims to<span> born on 16 April 1915 in Calvert, Texas (USA).</span></p>
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<p><span> Happy Birthday!</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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