Ms. Bridget Grocke of Perth, Western Australia (AUS), sadly passed away on 4th June, at the age of 111, after hip surgery.
She was born in Leederville, Western Australia (AUS), on 18 November 1914.
At the time of her death she was the 4th oldest person in Australia.
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. Grocke.
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 Grocke.
She is the 25th oldest person in the history of Oceania.
She is the 21st oldest person in the history of Australia.
She died at the same age as:
Ernest Pusey M 5 May 1895 19 Nov 2006 111 years, 198 days United States
L.E.S. F 11 Sept 1913 25 Jan 2025 111 years, 198 days United States
Doris Watts F 28 Feb 1914 14 Sept 2025 111 years, 198 days United Kingdom
Viola Fletcher F 10 May 1914 24 Nov 2025 111 years, 198 days United States
She was the 101st oldest living person in the world.