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01/07/2024 2:53 pm
Margaret Romans was born in Riga, Latvia (then Russian Empire), on 16 March 1912.
In 1941, she married Heinrich Romans, having a small wedding due to the war and Latvia’s occupation by the Soviet Union. Shortly after their wedding, the couple were forced to flee from Latvia. They lived in Germany for a few years before emigrating to Canada in 1947.
Romans was widowed in 2002, and lived independently in Westmount, Quebec until the age of 107, when she moved into a nursing home in Sainte-Geneviève, a municipality of Montréal.
On 8 April 2024, following the passing of Ms. Brunet, she became the oldest known validated living person in the Province of Quebec.
As of July 1, 2024, she lives in Sainte-Geneviève, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
With her husband Heinrich, undated.
(left) At an arts and crafts show during the the mid-1950s.
Aged 71/72 in 1984.
With her husband Heinrich, undated.
Shortly before her 111th birthday in 2023.
On her 111th birthday in 2023.
Aged 111 in April 2023.
Aged 111 in December 2023.
On her 112th birthday in 2024.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
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17/03/2025 11:59 am
One month before her 113th birthday: https://globalnews.ca/news/11023934/canada-oldest-person-wisdom/
1 month shy of her 113th birthday, Canada’s oldest person shares some wisdom
A month shy of her 113th birthday, the oldest person in Canada is sharing some of her well-earned wisdom.
“I say thank you God for bringing me and my family to this good country,” she told Global News in an interview on Tuesday at her seniors’ residence.
Romans recalls only good memories from her life back in Latvia until the Soviet occupation in the 1940s. That’s when she and her late husband left for Canada — one of her fondest memories, she says.
Once in Canada, she worked as a community art teacher at a YMCA in Montreal and her husband, Heinrich Romans, worked as an engineer. Her family says her love for teaching and thirst for knowledge are still her strongest traits.
The 112-year-old’s grand nephew, Juris Terauds, told Global she’s still very interested in knowing what’s going on in her community, her country and around the world. He said his great aunt is always looking forward to tomorrow.
“Whether it’s with us, the family, the kids or friends,” he said, “or even what’s going on in the news. She can’t read like she used to, so she listens to the radio. But she’s always looking to know what’s coming up.”
Romans’ advice on how to live a long life is simple: be curious about the world around you.
Her advice to younger generations is to never hold on to a grudge, and says learning is the first step to understanding.
“Study, study and study. Learn, learn and learn. What you have in your head, no one can take that away from you,” she said.
She plans to celebrate her 113th birthday next month, on March 16, with friends and family. She says she’ll toast to another year with her favourite drink, a classic martini.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
17/03/2025 1:51 pm
She turned 113 now. I hope she's alive and had a good day
