List of supercentenarians who died in 2003

This is a list of supercentenarians who died in 2003. The list includes people whose lifespans have been "verified" and "pending", also known as lifespans which have not had their age validated, by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). There are 67 such people whose lifespans have been "verified" by the GRG, of whom 54 are female and 13 are male.[1] There are 3 such people whose cases are considered "pending" by the GRG, all of whom are female.[2]

Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Place of death Verified
Kama Nakasone[1] M 23 November 1891 1 January 2003 111 years, 39 days Japan Yes
Elizabeth Brown[1] F 11 October 1891 3 January 2003 111 years, 84 days United States Yes
Unidentified[1] F 3 January 1893 6 January 2003 110 years, 3 days Japan Yes
Ito Konno Kinase[1] F 31 December 1889 24 January 2003 113 years, 24 days United States[a] Yes
Kame Uei[1] F 8 May 1892 30 January 2003 110 years, 267 days Japan Yes
Hazel Luther[1] F 11 December 1889 31 January 2003 113 years, 51 days United States Yes
Lloyd Meyers[1] M 20 March 1892 1 February 2003 110 years, 318 days United States Yes
Edna Taylor[1] F 12 July 1890 10 February 2003 112 years, 213 days United States Yes
Agnes Brown[1] F 5 February 1892 11 February 2003 111 years, 6 days United States Yes
Margaret Linehan[2] F 27 April 1892 18 February 2003 110 years, 297 days United States[b] Pending
Orsola Virginia Perego[1] F 10 January 1892 23 February 2003 111 years, 44 days Italy Yes
John Ingram McMorran[1] M 19 June 1889 24 February 2003 113 years, 250 days United States Yes
Elsie Golcher[1] F 29 November 1891 2 March 2003 111 years, 93 days United States Yes
Irene Mergelsberg[1] F 4 March 1893 6 March 2003 110 years, 2 days Germany Yes
Emma Prosser[1] F 11 October 1892 1 April 2003 110 years, 172 days United States Yes
Else Hessberg[1] F 5 December 1892 13 April 2003 110 years, 129 days United States[c] Yes
Mary Christian[1] F 12 June 1889 20 April 2003 113 years, 312 days United States Yes
Anna Traxler[2] F 17 December 1892 21 April 2003 110 years, 125 days United States[d] Pending
Olav Hovatn[1] M 23 October 1892 26 April 2003 110 years, 185 days Norway Yes
Sara Van Grondelle-Blom[1] F 6 December 1892 4 May 2003 110 years, 149 days Netherlands Yes
Jasper Bennett[1] M 3 January 1893 7 May 2003 110 years, 124 days United States Yes
Kumekichi Tani[1] M 20 April 1891 12 May 2003 112 years, 22 days Japan Yes
Teresa Fumarola[1] F 2 December 1889 14 May 2003 113 years, 163 days Italy Yes
Anna Peskey[1] F 5 August 1891 14 May 2003 111 years, 282 days United States Yes
Linda Zappettini-Chioino[1] F 26 February 1892 20 May 2003 111 years, 83 days Italy Yes
Gretchen Cross[1] F 23 September 1892 26 May 2003 110 years, 245 days United States Yes
Johanne Svensson[1] F 24 January 1892 29 May 2003 111 years, 125 days Sweden[e] Yes
Tadanosuke Hashimoto[1] M 27 April 1891 31 May 2003 112 years, 34 days Japan Yes
Emma Stark[1] F 1 January 1893 1 June 2003 110 years, 151 days United States Yes
Norio Kowada[1] M 25 April 1892 6 June 2003 111 years, 42 days Japan Yes
Linus Reinhart[1] M 28 July 1892 14 June 2003 110 years, 321 days United States Yes
Giovanni Frau[1] M 29 December 1890 19 June 2003 112 years, 172 days Italy Yes
Johanne Wilks[1] F 8 February 1893 23 June 2003 110 years, 135 days Germany Yes
Emma Louise Taylor[1] F 15 September 1891 24 June 2003 111 years, 282 days United States Yes
Cleo Craig[1] F 12 February 1890 28 June 2003 113 years, 136 days United States Yes
Clothilde Rey[1] F 20 November 1892 9 July 2003 110 years, 231 days Germany Yes
Anna Stephan[1] F 25 March 1892 3 August 2003 111 years, 131 days Germany[f] Yes
Rachel Bloomberg[1] F 1 August 1893 5 August 2003 110 years, 4 days United States Yes
Yvonne Bory[1] F 14 March 1891 7 August 2003 112 years, 146 days France Yes
Marthe Ardouin-Schmid[1] F 12 July 1893 13 August 2003 110 years, 32 days France Yes
Jeanne Dubois[1] F 7 August 1893 17 August 2003 110 years, 10 days France Yes
Edith Jones[1] F 30 June 1893 19 August 2003 110 years, 50 days United States Yes
Mollie Beard[1] F 4 May 1893 3 September 2003 110 years, 122 days United States Yes
Vonnie Looney[1] F 4 May 1893 3 September 2003 110 years, 122 days United States Yes
Salvina Martinelli-Avanzi[1] F 2 August 1892 18 September 2003 111 years, 47 days Italy Yes
Mary Crombie[1] F 6 July 1890 22 September 2003 113 years, 78 days United States Yes
Mildred Pillig[2] F 17 June 1893 27 September 2003 110 years, 102 days United States Pending
Yukichi Chuganji[1] M 23 March 1889 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days Japan Yes
Anna DiFelice[1] F 10 March 1892 30 September 2003 111 years, 204 days United States[g] Yes
Maxie Aarons[1] F 27 May 1893 2 October 2003 110 years, 128 days United States Yes
Aurelia Marotta[1] F 27 June 1890 4 October 2003 113 years, 99 days United States Yes
Elena Slough[1] F 4 July 1889 5 October 2003 114 years, 93 days United States Yes
Florence Knox[1] F 24 August 1893 6 October 2003 110 years, 43 days United States Yes
Anne-Marie Vandermersch[1] F 14 December 1892 8 October 2003 110 years, 298 days Belgium Yes
Enrichetta Piazza[1] F 24 July 1893 13 October 2003 110 years, 81 days Italy Yes
Christine Hall[1] F 3 December 1891 20 October 2003 111 years, 321 days United States Yes
Sawayo Tanaka[1] F 9 June 1891 1 November 2003 112 years, 145 days Japan Yes
Anders Engberg[1] M 1 July 1892 6 November 2003 111 years, 128 days Sweden Yes
Sai Kitamura[1] F 4 March 1893 12 November 2003 110 years, 253 days Japan Yes
Mitoyo Kawate[1] F 15 May 1889 13 November 2003 114 years, 182 days Japan Yes
Mathilde Stoellger[1] F 21 April 1893 16 November 2003 110 years, 209 days Germany Yes
Pearl Bradford[1] F 22 March 1892 20 November 2003 111 years, 243 days United States Yes
Elva Rudder[1] F 12 February 1893 28 November 2003 110 years, 289 days United States Yes
Catherine Furey[1] F 6 April 1893 30 November 2003 110 years, 238 days United States[h] Yes
Mitsu Nakano[1] F 13 September 1893 30 November 2003 110 years, 78 days Japan Yes
Julia Dougherty[1] F 20 August 1893 4 December 2003 110 years, 106 days United States[i] Yes
Mutsu Nomoto[1] F 7 October 1893 20 December 2003 110 years, 74 days Japan Yes
Harriet Holm[1] F 13 November 1893 22 December 2003 110 years, 39 days Norway Yes
Louis Marion[1] M 10 October 1893 28 December 2003 110 years, 79 days Belgium Yes
Agnes Rich[1] F 20 January 1892 31 December 2003 111 years, 345 days United States Yes

a^ Kinase is a native of Japan.
b^ Linehan is native of Ireland.
c^ Hessberg is a native of Germany.
d^ Traxler is a native of the United Kingdom.
e^ Svensson is a native of Denmark.
f^ Stephan is a native of Bohemia, which had then been a part of Austria-Hungary; it is now located in the Czech Republic.
g^ DiFelice is a native of Italy.
h^ Furey is a native of Ireland.
i^ Dougherty is a native of Peru.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.61 1.62 1.63 1.64 1.65 1.66 1.67 "Deaths for 2003 (in Chronological Order)". Gerontology Research Group.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "PENDING GRG CASES". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved February 2015.