Romanian Woman Ioana Lungu passed away at 110
Ioana Lungu, a resident of Grozești, Mehedinți County, Romania sadly passed away on 24 May 2026, aged 110 (we have her death certificate).
Ioana Lungu was born in the village of Şuşiţa, Mehedinți County, Romania, on 7 April 1916. She was married to Ion Lungu, a war veteran who died on the front during World War II. They had three children: one daughter and two sons.
At the time of her death she was the second-oldest known living woman in Romania, after Paladia Noja, and the fourth-oldest known resident, following Ilie Ciocan, Noja, and Iosif Rus.
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. Lungu.
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 Lungu.
This has been a very sad week for Romanian supercentenarians.
https://longeviquest.com/2026/05/romanian-woman-ioana-lungu-dies-at-110/
Ioana Lungu, a resident of Grozești, Mehedinți County, Romania, passed away on 24 May, at the age of 110 years, 47 days.
Ioana Lungu was born in the village of Şuşiţa, Mehedinți County, Romania, on 7 April 1916. She was married to Ion Lungu, a war veteran who died on the front during World War II. They had three children: one daughter and two sons.
At the time of her passing, she was the country’s second-oldest living woman, after Paladia Noja.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
She is the 5th oldest person in Romanian history.
She is the 21st oldest person in Balkan history and was the 4th oldest living person.
She was the 91st oldest living person in Europe and the 256th oldest in the world.