Ms. Elizabeth Collins, the second-oldest living person in New York, USA, sadly passed away on 5 August 2026, aged 113 years and 66 days. She was born on 31 May 1913.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/brooklyn-ny/elizabeth-collins-12994039
Rest in peace.
R.I.P. Ms. Collins.
Her age is currently under review, as of 8 August 2026.
https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/elizabeth-collins/
Rest in peace Ms Collins.
R.I.P. Ms. Collins.
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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