Forty years ago, Mrs. Ribbens (NED, 1873-1983) turned 110! - Various https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/ A community for fans of supercentenarians! en-US Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:27:54 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Forty years ago, Mrs. Ribbens (NED, 1873-1983) turned 110! https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8402 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 19:51:40 +0000 I know it wasn't, I just thought that it was stupid of me to forget about Mrs. Besseling-Levers (which is quite ironic as I admire Dutch SC's with an immigrant background).Β 

]]> Various JimJim00 https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8402 RE: Forty years ago, Mrs. Ribbens (NED, 1873-1983) turned 110! https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8401 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 19:43:58 +0000 Oh, it wasn't meant in a bad way! Just sheer interest, I was thinking I must have missed a report. πŸ˜‰Β 

]]> Various Marco https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8401 RE: Forty years ago, Mrs. Ribbens (NED, 1873-1983) turned 110! https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8400 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 19:39:56 +0000 Various JimJim00 https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8400 RE: Forty years ago, Mrs. Ribbens (NED, 1873-1983) turned 110! https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8394 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 19:14:35 +0000 This leaves Grietje Jansen-Anker as the only Dutch SC that we don't have any pictures of (correct me if I'm wrong).Β 

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So what picture for Johanna Maria Besseling-Levers do you have? πŸ™ƒ The only picture for her that I have is from her naturalisation record, which was sent to me by a relative (and isn't in the public domain).

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]]> Various Marco https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8394 RE: Forty years ago, Mrs. Ribbens (NED, 1873-1983) turned 110! https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8325 Sun, 12 Feb 2023 19:29:15 +0000 @GJK_1966 Thank you for this photo of Ann Flower (I never thought any photos of her existed). This leaves Grietje Jansen-Anker as the only Dutch SC that we don't have any pictures of (correct me if I'm wrong).Β 

]]> Various JimJim00 https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8325 RE: Forty years ago, Mrs. Ribbens (NED, 1873-1983) turned 110! https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8319 Sun, 12 Feb 2023 17:00:53 +0000 Ah, super tof! Hartelijk dank!!! 😊 😊 😊 

]]> Various Marco https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8319 RE: Forty years ago, Mrs. Ribbens (NED, 1873-1983) turned 110! https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8318 Sun, 12 Feb 2023 16:05:52 +0000 Ms. A.J. Flower (left) on her 102nd birthday.

]]> Various GJK_1966 https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8318 RE: Forty years ago, Mrs. Ribbens (NED, 1873-1983) turned 110! https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8316 Sun, 12 Feb 2023 16:03:45 +0000 @marco She featured in (local) newspapers at 100, 101 & 102 (with pictures). After that, she never appeared in any paper again until she turned 109.

From then, there were short, 'text only' articles that appeared in every Dutch newspaper (as she was the oldest person in the Netherlands).

]]> Various GJK_1966 https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8316 RE: Forty years ago, Mrs. Ribbens (NED, 1873-1983) turned 110! https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8090 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:06:08 +0000

]]> Various Admin https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-8090 RE: Forty years ago, Mrs. Ribbens (NED, 1873-1983) turned 110! https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/scsvarious/forty-years-ago/#post-7832 Sat, 04 Feb 2023 19:31:36 +0000 Unbelievable! This is an amazing story! May her niece have many more years of peace and happiness on this Earth!

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