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20/09/2026 8:33 am
Ms. Gentilina Raccosta of Serravalle Pistoiese, Pistoia, Tuscany Region (ITA) sadly passed away on 17 September 2026, aged 111.
https://www.lanazione.it/pistoia/cronaca/laddio-a-gentilina-raccosta-la-aef57983
She was born on 2 June 1915 in Penna San Giovanni, Macerata, Marche Region, Italy.
She was the 2nd OLP in Tuscany Region behind Ms. Faleri (111), 5th OLP in Italy.
Riposi in pace.
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20/09/2026 10:50 am
R.I.P. Ms. Raccosta.
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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
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21/09/2026 10:36 am
https://longeviquest.com/2026/09/italian-woman-gentilina-raccosta-dies-at-111/
Italian Woman Gentilina Raccosta Dies at 111
Gentilina Raccosta, a resident of Serravalle Pistoiese, Tuscany, Italy, passed away on 17 September, at the age of 111 years, 107 days.
Gentilina Raccosta was born in Penna San Giovanni, Marche, Italy, on 2 June 1915. She lived in Florence with her husband, a lawyer originally from Salerno who practiced in the Tuscan capital. He passed away in 2011 at the age of 97. Including their engagement, they were together for 74 years before his passing. She cared for him devotedly until his final days.
At the time of her passing, she was the second-oldest living person in Tuscany, after Nella Faleri, as well as the fifth-oldest living person in Italy, according to Supercentenari d’Italia.
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22/09/2026 5:36 am
Rest in peace Ms Raccosta.