Ms. Hilda Bleeker of Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK sadly passed away on 3 May 2026, aged 110 years, 76 days.
She was born in Sale, Greater Manchester, England, UK on 16 February 1916.
Rest in Peace Ms. Bleeker.
R.I.P. Ms. Bleeker.
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. Bleeker.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
She was the 247th oldest living person in the world.
She is the 238th oldest person in the history of the United Kingdom.
She was the 13th oldest living person in the United Kingdom.
She was the 85th oldest living person in Europe.
She is the 2nd oldest person born in 1916 to die to date.
She died at the same age as:
Ingemund Peterson 6 June 1894 21 Aug 2004 NOR USA
Nellie Hernandez 26 Dec 1915 12 Mar 2026 USA
Rest in peace Ms Bleeker