List of supercentenarians who died in 2009

This is a list of supercentenarians who died in 2009. The list includes people whose lifespans have been "verified" and "pending", also known as lifespans whom have not had their age validated, by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). There are 94 such people whose lifespans have been "verified" by the GRG, of whom 83 are female and 11 are male.[1] [2] There are 7 such people whose cases are considered "pending" by the GRG, of whom 6 are female and 1 is male.[3]

Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Place of death Verified
Aarne Arvonen[1] M 4 August 1897 1 January 2009 111 years, 150 days Finland Yes
Maria de Jesus[1] F 10 September 1893 2 January 2009 115 years, 114 days Portugal Yes
Marie-Madeleine Hellio[1] F 7 November 1898 5 January 2009 110 years, 59 days France Yes
Marie-Louise Renier[1] F 21 November 1898 5 January 2009 110 years, 45 days France Yes
Manuela Fernández[1] F 18 June 1895 6 January 2009 113 years, 202 days Spain Yes
Rosa Mastromarino[3] F 22 December 1898 9 January 2009 110 years, 18 days Italy Pending
Myrtle Jones[1] F 18 April 1897 12 January 2009 111 years, 269 days Australia Yes
Takashi Hattori[1] M 12 March 1898 12 January 2009 110 years, 306 days Japan Yes
Rose McCloskey[1] F 25 October 1898 14 January 2009 110 years, 81 days United States Yes
Rosemary Quinn[1] F 17 January 1899 17 January 2009 110 years, 0 days United States Yes
Beatrice Farve[1] F 30 April 1895 19 January 2009 113 years, 264 days United States Yes
Florence Busch[1] F 13 August 1896 21 January 2009 112 years, 161 days United States Yes
Elsa Everly[1] F 11 April 1898 23 January 2009 110 years, 287 days United States Yes
Berta Rosenberg[1] F 5 September 1896 28 January 2009 112 years, 145 days United States[a] Yes
Yoshino Ide[1] F 1 January 1896 28 January 2009 113 years, 27 days Japan Yes
Lake Dickson[1] F 19 January 1897 30 January 2009 112 years, 11 days United States Yes
Doreen Washington[1] F 24 May 1898 4 February 2009 110 years, 256 days Australia Yes
Epsie Wilson[1] F 25 February 1898 7 February 2009 110 years, 348 days United States Yes
Virginia Call[1] F 3 January 1898 10 February 2009 111 years, 38 days United States Yes
Augusto Moreira de Oliveira[1] M 6 October 1896 13 February 2009 112 years, 130 days Portugal Yes
Eleanor Grego[1] F 25 January 1899 17 February 2009 110 years, 23 days United States Yes
Olympe Pidancet[1] F 24 January 1897 19 February 2009 112 years, 26 days France Yes
C. Letitia Lawson[1] F 10 April 1896 22 February 2009 112 years, 318 days United States Yes
Kiyoshi Igarashi[1] M 2 August 1897 23 February 2009 111 years, 205 days Japan Yes
Kou Inabayashi[1] F 20 December 1898 27 February 2009 110 years, 69 days Japan Yes
Ismène Baffard[1] F 24 October 1898 4 March 2009 110 years, 131 days France Yes
Jeanne Berget[1] F 13 July 1898 6 March 2009 110 years, 236 days France Yes
Jeanette Pluim[1] F 8 October 1898 9 March 2009 110 years, 152 days United States Yes
Maria-Eufemia Domenici[1] F 12 August 1898 16 March 2009 110 years, 216 days Italy Yes
Rosa Brown[3] F 15 March 1899 16 March 2009 110 year, 1 day United States Pending
Catharina Peters-Keultjes[1] F 14 March 1898 20 March 2009 111 years, 6 days Netherlands Yes
Kou Iijima[1] F 25 March 1896 22 March 2009 112 years, 362 days Japan Yes
Clarice Pearson[1] F 17 December 1898 22 March 2009 110 years, 95 days United States Yes
Josephine Jeanne Faure-Geors[1] F 30 January 1899 1 April 2009 110 years, 61 days France Yes
Emilie Lavoie[1] F 10 April 1898 2 April 2009 110 years, 357 days Canada Yes
Wally Baker[1] F 9 January 1898 8 April 2009 111 years, 89 days United States Yes
Salome Korn[1] F 12 December 1898 16 April 2009 110 years, 125 days United States Yes
Anna Mae Pendley [1] F 18 February 1899 19 April 2009 110 years, 60 days United States Yes
Noemi Anderson[1] F 28 September 1897 20 April 2009 111 years, 204 days United States Yes
Emilia Revello[1] F 1 June 1898 24 April 2009 110 years, 327 days Italy Yes
Beatrice Cooper[1] F 3 February 1897 4 May 2009 112 years, 90 days United States Yes
Aline Beslay[1] F 17 June 1898 6 May 2009 110 years, 323 days France Yes
E. Beatrice Riley[1] F 13 October 1896 15 May 2009 112 years, 214 days Australia Yes
Pearl Hampton[1] F 14 October 1897 15 May 2009 111 years, 213 days United States Yes
Elspeth Wood [1] F 18 February 1899 22 May 2009 110 years, 93 days United Kingdom Yes
Lina Grotta[1] F 22 November 1896 27 May 2009 112 years, 186 days Italy Yes
Nell Meadows[1] F 17 February 1899 30 May 2009 110 years, 102 days United States Yes
Margaret Cousins[1] F 27 February 1899 31 May 2009 110 years, 93 days Canada Yes
Johanna Boost-Dalloyaux [3] F 28 August 1898 1 June 2009 110 years, 277 days Netherlands Pending
John Campbell Ross[1] M 11 March 1899 3 June 2009 110 years, 84 days Australia Yes
Shitsuko Araki[1] F 24 March 1898 3 June 2009 111 years, 71 days Japan Yes
Hélène Carrion[1] F 14 October 1898 5 June 2009 110 years, 234 days France Yes
Judith Pinard[1] F 3 July 1898 13 June 2009 110 years, 345 days Canada Yes
Anthone Phipps [1] F 7 December 1898 14 June 2009 110 years, 189 days United States Yes
Carolina Peretti[1] F 21 October 1897 15 June 2009 111 years, 237 days Italy Yes
Pinkie Galbreath[1] F 19 March 1898 16 June 2009 111 years, 89 days United States Yes
Tsuji Takano[1] F 7 June 1897 17 June 2009 112 years, 10 days Japan Yes
Suga Machida[1] F 28 March 1899 17 June 2009 110 years, 81 days Japan Yes
Tomoji Tanabe[1] M 18 September 1895 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days Japan Yes
Antonio de Castro[1] M 6 January 1898 22 June 2009 111 years, 167 days Portugal Yes
Lucia Lauria[1] F 4 March 1896 28 June 2009 113 years, 116 days Italy Yes
Yoshi Kobayashi[1] F 2 September 1898 4 July 2009 110 years, 305 days Japan Yes
Maria Pogonowska[1] F 30 October 1897 15 July 2009 111 years, 258 days Israel[b] Yes
Henry Allingham[1] M 6 June 1896 18 July 2009 113 years, 42 days United Kingdom Yes
Doris Nash[1] F 19 January 1899 20 July 2009 110 years, 182 days United Kingdom Yes
Tomasa Méndez[1] F 2 June 1899 21 July 2009 110 years, 49 days Spain Yes
Harry Patch[1] M 17 June 1898 25 July 2009 111 years, 38 days United Kingdom Yes
Ethel Johnson[1] F 28 September 1897 29 July 2009 111 years, 304 days United States Yes
Sarah Wilkins[1] F 27 March 1899 8 August 2009 110 years, 134 days United States Yes
Clarice Johnson[1] F 5 May 1899 9 August 2009 110 years, 96 days United States Yes
Pasqualina Franco[1] F 2 December 1898 16 August 2009 110 years, 257 days Canada[c] Yes
Gertrude Noone[1] F 30 December 1898 10 September 2009 110 years, 254 days United States Yes
Hattie Lafayette[1] F 30 March 1897 10 September 2009 112 years, 164 days United States Yes
Gertrude Baines[1] F 6 April 1894 11 September 2009 115 years, 158 days United States Yes
Ruth Meyers Lincoln[1] F 30 September 1897 17 September 2009 111 years, 352 days United States Yes
Grazia-Giovanna Carbonaro[1] F 5 April 1899 20 September 2009 110 years, 168 days Italy Yes
Umeno Arai[1] F 10 November 1898 21 September 2009 110 years, 315 days Japan Yes
Annie Butler[1] F 4 June 1897 28 September 2009 112 years, 116 days United Kingdom Yes
Sylvia Utz[1] F 9 March 1899 5 October 2009 110 years, 210 days United States Yes
Mary Gentry[1] F 4 September 1897 6 October 2009 112 years, 32 days United States Yes
Toki Takagi[1] F 1 February 1899 12 October 2009 110 years, 253 days Japan Yes
Grietje Jansen-Anker[1] F 12 September 1897 13 October 2009 112 years, 31 days Netherlands Yes
Romanie Pollet[1] F 21 December 1898 17 October 2009 110 years, 300 days Belgium Yes
Margaret Fitzgerald[1] F 16 September 1896 20 October 2009 113 years, 34 days Canada Yes
D. Ruth Kelly[1] F 20 September 1898 28 October 2009 111 years, 38 days United States Yes
Mary Schumacher[1] F 29 August 1898 29 October 2009 111 years, 61 days United States Yes
Ida Frabboni[1] F 4 October 1896 2 November 2009 113 years, 29 days Italy Yes
Susan Middleton[1] F 19 February 1898 2 November 2009 111 years, 256 days United States Yes
Hilliard Hudson[1] M 23 February 1899 6 November 2009 110 years, 256 days United States Yes
Olivia Patricia Thomas[1] F 29 June 1895 16 November 2009 114 years, 140 days United States Yes
Chiyo Shiraishi[1] F 6 August 1895 19 November 2009 114 years, 105 days Japan Yes
Marie Audy[1] F 28 March 1899 24 November 2009 110 years, 241 days France Yes
Michael DeSantis[3] M 26 May 1899 3 December 2009 110 years, 191 days United States Pending
Kate Lowenthal[3] F 17 September 1898 3 December 2009 111 years, 77 days United States Pending
Hilda Lacroix[1] F 27 January 1899 4 December 2009 110 years, 311 days United States Yes
Lillie Lindberg [3] F 24 November 1899 7 December 2009 110 years, 13 days United States Pending
Garland Adair[1] M 30 July 1898 11 December 2009 111 years, 134 days United States Yes
Gozei Higa F 10 October 1897 11 December 2009 112 years, 62 days Japan Yes
Germaine Fosse[3] F 24 December 1898 18 December 2009 110 years, 359 days France Pending
María de la O-Soria[1] F 9 April 1898 23 December 2009 111 years, 258 days Spain Yes
Dorothy Montgomery[1] F 25 July 1899 31 December 2009 110 years, 159 days United States Yes

a^ Rosenberg is a native of Germany.
b^ Pogonowska was born in Warsaw, which was then part of the Russian Empire; it is now located in Poland.
c^ Franco is a native of Italy.

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