Fanny Godin
| Fanny Godin | |
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Fanny Godin on her 111th birthday on 27 May 2013 | |
| Born |
27 May 1902 Huy, Liège, Belgium |
| Died |
7 September 2014 (aged 112 years, 103 days) Zoutleeuw, Flemish Brabant, Belgium |
| Spouse(s) | Jacques Pardon |
| Children | Claude (born 1944) |
Fanny Félicie Florentine Pardon-Godin (27 May 1902 – 7 September 2014)[1] was the oldest living person of Belgium since the death of Germaine Degueldre on 11 May 2012,[2] until her own death on 7 September 2014.
She was born in Huy (Hoei), in the province of Liege, and lived in Zoutleeuw (Leau), which is part of the province of Flemish Brabant. Godin was the second oldest Belgian person ever and one of only two Belgian person to have reached the age of 112.[3] The oldest person ever from Belgium was Joanna Deroover (June 3, 1890 – December 6, 2002, aged 112 years and 186 days).
Godin was born on 27 May 1902, the youngest of four daughters. She married Jacques Pardon (1907-1977) in 1941. They had a daughter, Claude, in 1944. She had no grandchildren. She was able to swim until she was 109 years old.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Current Validated Living Supercentenarians (People over the age of 110)". Gerontology Research Group.
- ↑ "Germaine, doyenne des Belges, s’en est allée". 24 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oudste Belg wordt 112 jaar 24 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ "109-jarige Fanny Godin neemt duik in Landens zwembad". 21 August 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
| Preceded by Germaine Degueldre |
Belgium oldest recognized living person 11 May 2012 — 7 September 2014 |
Succeeded by Anna De Guchtenaere |