RIP Ms. Tsurumaru.

She was the 113th oldest living person in the world, the 32nd oldest living person in Japan, and the 6th oldest person born in 1913 to die. She was the oldest person in Miyazaki since 19 Aug 2023, (1 year, 80 days), the longest time since Hide Hamabe who stayed (2 yrs, 126 days) and died on 10 Jan 2023 at 114 years and 38 days after her Yuriko Tsurumaru was the one who came closest to the final age and is the 2nd person in the city of Miyazaki to be the oldest in the prefecture, the previous one was Sato Kawaida who died on 26 Dec 2013, she is the 7th oldest person in the history of Miyazaki Prefecture, 316th in the history of Japan, she died at the same age as
Gozei Taba 1889 2001 JPN
Shelby Harris 1901 2012 USA
Ruby Clodfelter 1905 2016 USA

RIP

RIP Mrs. Tsurumaru

LQ reports the new doyenne of Miyazaki as Harue Baba (born 20 March 1914)

https://longeviquest.com/2024/11/japanese-harue-baba-become-miyazaki-prefectures-oldest-living-person-at-110/

Rest in peace Ms Yuriko Tsurumaru.