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16/04/2026 10:25 am
Ms. Denise Waelbers, the oldest living person in Belgium, sadly passed away today, aged 110, in Mortsel, Antwerp, Belgium.
She was born on 26 September 1915 in Lommel, Limburg, Belgium.
Denise Waelbers in September 2025.
The supercentenarian passed away today in her apartment in Mortsel, Antwerp.
Oldest Belgian Denise Waelbers (110) passes away: “I have seen something of the world... It has been good”
Rest in peace to the Doyenne of Belgium.
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http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
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16/04/2026 10:40 am
R.I.P. Ms. Waelbers.
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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
16/04/2026 12:13 pm
Rest in peace Ms Waelbers.
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17/04/2026 9:01 am
https://longeviquest.com/2026/04/denise-waelbers-belgiums-oldest-resident-dies-at-110/
Denise Waelbers, Belgium’s Oldest Resident, Dies at 110
Denise Waelbers, the oldest living person in Belgium, passed away in Mortsel in the province of Antwerp, on 16 April, at the age of 110 years, 202 days.
Denise Waelbers was born in the hamlet of Kerkhoven, in the town of Lommel, Limburg Province, Belgium, on 26 September 1915, where she was raised. Eventually, she settled in Mortsel, where she met her future husband, Frank, an American. At the time, she owned a clothing store, and one day, Frank came in looking to buy a pair of pants. She intentionally gave him a pair that was too small, hoping he would return—and he did.
Following the passing of 109-year-old Fernande Courtoy (4 July 1914 – 28 May 2024), she became the oldest living person in Belgium.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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12/05/2026 9:33 pm
She is the 25th oldest person in Belgian history.
She was the oldest person in Belgium for 1 year, 323 days, the longest time since:
Fanny Godin (May 11, 2012 - September 7, 2014, 2 years, 119 days)
She died at 110 years, 202 days, the oldest person as the oldest in Belgium since Magda Janssens, who died at 111 years, 186 days on September 18, 2023.
She is the 9th person from Antwerp to be the oldest in Belgium; Magda Janssens had been the last.
She is the 50th oldest person in Benelux history.
She was the 198th oldest living person in the world, and the 71st oldest in Europe.
She died at the same age as:
Mary Bruneau F 29 Mar 1878 17 Oct 1988 110 years, 202 days United States USA
Carolyn Drew F 26 Aug 1894 16 Mar 2005 110 years, 202 days United StatesUSA
Aime Avignon M 2 Feb 1897 23 Aug 2007 110 years, 202 days FranceFRA
Charlotte Bauch F 12 Oct 1900 2 May 2011 110 years, 202 days GermanyGER
Verna Helm F 17 Aug 1900 7 Mar 2011 110 years, 202 days United StatesUSA
Patricia Mulroney F 13 Nov 1908 3 June 2019 110 years, 202 days CanadaCAN
Mary Petrosky F 14 Jan 1913 4 Aug 2023 110 years, 202 days United StatesUSA
Gertrude King F 26 Oct 1913 15 May 2024 110 years, 202 days United StatesUSA
Hilda Leggett F 25 July 1914 12 Feb 2025 110 years, 202 days United KingdomUK
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