Ms. Bernice Blake of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) sadly passed away on 5 May 2026, aged 110.
She was born on 5 October 1915.
Rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
R.I.P. Ms. Blake.
ESO Correspondent for Portugal (since 2026)
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When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that he’s dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
-One Hundred Years of Solitude
Rest in Peace Ms. Blake. ❤️
Edit: I thought I'd make it clear, this is NOT the Anonymous woman (b. 6 October 1915) and Bernice might have actually been born on 6 October 1915 instead. The GRG validated her with that day as they say her birth record supports it.
I did it anyway just in case 👍@billy-robinson I don't think anyone thought this was the anonymous woman.
She died at the same age as
Clarida Roy F 19 Oct 1863 18 May 1974 110 years, 211 days CanadaCANUnited StatesUSA
Laura Scales F 13 Nov 1879 12 June 1990 110 years, 211 days United StatesUSA
Teresa Cesarini F 19 June 1894 16 Jan 2005 110 years, 211 days ItalyITA
Fenimola Farinelli-Beghetti F 1 Oct 1894 30 Apr 2005 110 years, 211 days ItalyITA
Charles Young M 28 Dec 1894 27 July 2005 110 years, 211 days United StatesUSA
Fulvia Canale F 10 Mar 1904 7 Oct 2014 110 years, 211 days ItalyITA
Elsie Evans F 11 July 1909 7 Feb 2020 110 years, 211 days United KingdomUK CanadaCAN
Anonymous M 23 Jan 1914 21 Aug 2024 110 years, 211 days JapanJPN
Vincenza Benedetto F 26 Jan 1914 24 Aug 2024 110 years, 211 days United StatesUSA
Bernice Blake F 6 Oct 1915 5 May 2026 110 years, 211 days United StatesUSA