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Rosa Micaela Puertas, Argentina’s Second-Oldest Living Person, Validated at 113

Rosa Micaela Puertas Quiroga, the second-oldest living person in Argentina, has been officially validated by LongeviQuest on 31 August. At the age of 113 years, 336 days, she is also the world’s 10th-oldest living person.

Puertas Quiroga was born in the neighborhood of Boedo of Buenos Aires City, Argentina, on 29 September 1912 to parents Victoriano Puertas Herrero, a Spanish immigrant, and Rosa Quiroga López, a native of Salta Province. Her father taught her how to read, write, and do math. As a child, she worked extensively, assisting her family with everyday chores. Her father succumbed to the Spanish flu. As his final wish to protect his family from the disease, he entrusted his wife with traveling to Europe along with their five children. At the age of 9, she arrived to Castilla la Vieja in Spain.

As a young woman, she moved from Valladolid to Madrid, where she met her husband, Franz (Francisco) Elbl, an Austrian pastry chef in the service of King Alfonso XIII. He had learned to make chocolate, bonbons, and pastries in Vienna and was hired at a confectionery shop in Madrid that served the kings of Spain. They met in the city and got married in March 1935. He was ten years her senior.

With the outbreak of the Civil War (1936–39), they were compelled to return to her native Argentina. Their first child had just been born, and although her husband had the opportunity to work in Austria, they perceived that all of Europe was in turmoil, on the brink of World War II, and she didn’t speak German. Advised by the Argentine embassy, they decided to return to her homeland. They left behind most of their belongings and returned to Argentina as war refugees. Drawing on his experience as a chocolatier, her husband found employment at the Noel factory in Argentina, and later at the Suchard company. There, he focused primarily on crafting recipes for Sugus candies. It was he who instructed the factory workers on how to create candied Sugus.

https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/ytv/category/society/yt310eb620e2f7464da3a898658b456376

The following text is an excerpt from LongeviQuset, with some modifications.
She was born into a family of physicians and graduated from Osaka Women’s Medical College (now Kansai Medical University).

Juan Bautista Quiroz Pití, Panama’s Oldest Man, Turns 111

Juan Bautista Quiroz Pití, the oldest known living person (and man) in Panama, turned 111 years old yesterday but celebrated his birthday today in Volcancito, Boquete, Chiriquí, as confirmed by his family.

Juan Bautista Quiroz Pití (sometimes spelled Pittí) was born in the small town of Cochea in Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama, on 29 August 1915 to parents Manuel de Jesús Quiroz and Serafina Pití. As was typical for rural children of his generation, he grew up around a large extended family which included his aunts, uncles, and cousins. At the age of 8, under the advice of his uncle, Santo, he began attending school at a small schoolhouse in their town. However, he would only attend for 3 months before he began working in the fields, growing crops such as corn, yucca, mangoes, and avocados.

At the age of 17, he met Clementina Espinoza Pittí (22 August 1915 – 21 October 2010), who was just one week older than him. She already had a daughter from a previous relationship, whom Quiroz would adopt and raise as his own. The couple would also later adopt a niece a few years later, but would have no biological children together nor got married. At some point, the family moved to Volcancito, a town in Boquete that was to the north of Cochea, making the trip aboard the cheapest available train on the Chiriquí Railway (each ticket reportedly cost just 40 cents). Upon arriving at a train station in Bajo Boquete, the family made the rest of their journey by horseback. With the help of his brother-in-law, Quiroz would build his family’s house, requiring them to carry the building materials for several miles to get to the property.

Happy Birthday!

She was born on 29 August 1916.

Happy 110th Birthday!

He was born on 29 August 1917.

He is the oldest (known) living man in Poland.

He is also a veteran of September 1939 events in Poland (beginning of WWII).

Happy 109th Birthday, Mr. Lutak!

She was born on 27 August 1916 in Milan, Lombardy (ITA).

She is the 2nd Oldest Living Person in Lombardy Region behind Ms. Ventura (110); 20th OLP in Italy.

Augurissimi Signora Pietrasanta!

Source: https://www.guckinfuneralhome.com/obituaries/rosa-reyes

She was born on 10 July 1915 in New York, United States.

Rest in peace.