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Marija Herman, Doyenne of Croatia, dies at 109 Years Old

Marija Herman, the oldest living person in Croatia, passed away in Gornji Kneginec near Varaždin, at the age of 109. Her passing was reported by Varazdinski.hr. Her funeral was held in Varaždin on October 29.

Herman was born on 23 March 1915, in Croatia, then part of Austria-Hungary. Her parents were married in 1914, after which her father went to war. He was wounded in Niš and later passed away. Eight years later, her mother remarried and had two more children. She married and had two daughters, Ljerka and Ksenia, and later became a grandmother to three.

Herman spent her career as a classroom teacher. She graduated from the Teacher Training School in Čakovec and began her teaching career in Lika. She taught in Suvaja, Turanovac, and Druškovec before settling in Varaždin, where she ultimately retired in 1968.

In early 2022, she moved into a nursing home in Gornji Kneginec, having lived with her daughter up until that time.

Featured image: At the age of 107. Source: Varaždinske Vijesti