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11/02/2026 1:52 pm
Ms. Marie-Rose Tessier of Chateau-d'Olonne, Vendee, Pays de la Loire (France) sadly passed away on 10 February 2026, aged 115.
She was born as Marie-Rose Bousseau in a farm in Beaurepaire, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France on 21 May 1910.
Following the death of Ms. Jousseaume on 20 December 2020, she became the oldest known living person in Vendee department.
She became the oldest known living person in the region of Pays de la Loire, following the death of Ms. Berthelot on 17 January 2021.
She has been the oldest known living person in France since the death of Sister André on 17 January 2023.
She was the world’s second oldest person.
She was the first person from the 1910 cohort to reach 115.
Rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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11/02/2026 1:56 pm
Terrible news. When she became Doyenne of France at 112 upon Sister André's death, I had a feeling she could hold the title for a long time. She did.
Rest in peace, Marie-Rose Tessier.🖤
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11/02/2026 3:18 pm
Rest in peace. She always looked robust in the photos, but 115 years is so much...
11/02/2026 4:02 pm
R.I.P. Ms. Tessier. I too did feel much like Siam, but yes, at such extreme ages, sudden declines are sadly not uncommon. 🙁
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12/02/2026 1:07 am
Rest in Peace Mrs. Tessier
12/02/2026 1:43 am
What very sad news to hear.
One of Europe’s three wonderful 115+ year old women - and as others have said, as robust in appearance as one could hope for at these incredibly advanced ages.
Rest in peace Ms Marie-Rose Tessier.
12/02/2026 5:00 am
Repose en paix, Marie-Rose Tessier (1910-2026).
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12/02/2026 3:48 pm
https://longeviquest.com/2026/02/marie-rose-tessier-worlds-second-oldest-person-dies-at-115/
Marie-Rose Tessier, World’s Second-Oldest Person, Dies at 115
Marie-Rose Tessier, the second-oldest living person, passed away in Les Sables-d’Olonne, France, on 10 February, at the age of 115 years, 265 days, according to Actu.fr.
Marie-Rose Tessier was born as Marie-Rose Bousseau in a farm in Beaurepaire in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region, France on 21 May 1910. When she was 13, her parents took over a new farm in Les Herbiers in Bournigal. Although she had to leave her old school before completing her education, it didn’t bother her; she enjoyed life in the countryside, despite the hard work.
On 14 November 1927, she married Auguste Tessier (1904–1944) in Ardelay (now Les Herbiers), Vendée. The couple moved several times due to his work as a policeman, eventually settling near Paris. They had two daughters, Denise and Yvette. During World War II, her husband was killed in a bombing raid in 1944, and she and her daughters often sheltered during air raids.
After his death, she stayed in Paris to support her daughters, working for about 15 years in administrative roles, including handling classification for a nationwide company and later collecting bicycle license taxes until the tax was abolished. In retirement, she divided her time between her daughters’ homes. After Yvette was widowed and moved to Les Sables, they chose to live together.
Following Lucile Randon death on 17 January 2023, Tessier became the Oldest Living Person in France.
At the time of her passing, she was the second-oldest living person in the world, after Ethel Caterham.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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