Delma Kollar
| Delma Kollar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Delma Dorothie Lowman October 31, 1897 Lone Elm, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died |
January 24, 2012 (aged 114 years, 85 days)[1] Creswell, Oregon, U.S. |
| Residence | Creswell, Oregon, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Baker University |
| Occupation | Retired biology and English teacher |
| Known for | Being a supercentenarian |
| Spouse(s) |
William “Earl” Hoggatt (1898–1966) (m. 1923–1966, his death) |
Delma Dorothie Kollar (née Lowman; October 31, 1897 – January 24, 2012) was an American supercentenarian and one of the oldest 100 verified people ever. She became Kansas's all-time recordholder on July 14, 2010, surpassing the previous record of 112 years 255 days set by Flossie Page in February 2006. On her last birthday, she became one of only 88 people to have attained the age of 114. Before recent research, she was thought to have been born in 1898. However, from the data in the census closest to her date of birth, and due to the fact that her younger sister was born in February 1899, this was proved to have been wrong.[2] At the time of her death she was the fourth oldest living person in the world.
Biography
Kollar was one of six children; both her parents lived into their 90s, and two of Kollar's aunts lived past 100. After high school, Kollar attended Cottey College, earning a teaching certificate. Her first teaching job was in a two-room schoolhouse in Prairiedell. Later she earned college degrees in biology and English from Baker University and then worked as a schoolteacher in Kansas and California for more than 25 years. In 1923, Kollar married William Hoggatt. They had three children: Jean Cooper, Earlene Duncan, and Bill Hoggatt. William died in December 1966.
Kollar later married Harry Kollar and the couple moved to Oregon in 1982. Harry Kollar died in 1986.[3]
Kollar outlived all 5 of her siblings and two of her 3 children. She had 6 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-great-grandchild.[4]
See also
- List of supercentenarians who died in 2012
- List of supercentenarians from the United States
- List of the verified oldest women
References
- ↑ "Oldest Oregonian dies in Creswell | Delma Kollar may have been the world’s fourth-oldest person". Registerguard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ↑ Baker, Mark. "113 | Main News | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon". Special.registerguard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ↑ "Delma Kollar is 111, or is it 112?, McKenzie Bridge, Oregon". STPNS. 2009-11-12. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ↑ "114 YEARS YOUNG | Creswell woman is ranked as the world’s fifth-oldest person". Registerguard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-25.