Edith Ceccarelli
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| Born | Edith Recagno February 5, 1908 (age 118 years, 144 days) Willits, California, United States |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
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Edith (Edie) Ceccarelli (née Recagno; born February 5, 1908) is an American supercentenarian.[1] At the age of 118 years, 144 days, she is the oldest person living in the United States and is also the second oldest living person in the world after Maria Branyas Morera from Spain.[2]
Life
Born in Willits, California, on February 5, 1908, Ceccarelli is the eldest of the seven children of Italian immigrants Agostino and Maria Recagno. Her father was a lumber worker who also sold groceries by horse and buggy before opening a store in Willits in 1916.[3] She graduated from Willits Union High School in 1927.[2]
Ceccarelli danced regularly well into old age, and lived independently until she turned 107 and moved into a retirement home. She suffers from dementia, but was able to walk with a walker until her 114th birthday.[3] She attributes her old age to not smoking or drinking (except for a glass of wine with dinner), staying out of arguments, being honest, working hard and appreciating small things.[2]
Family
In 1933, she married Elmer Keenan and moved with him to Santa Rosa, California. They adopted a daughter and returned to Willits in 1971. After being widowed in 1984, she married Charles Ceccarelli in 1986 and was widowed for a second time in 1990.[2]
Ceccarelli has outlived her six younger siblings, two husbands, a daughter and three grandchildren.[4]
References
- ↑ "World Supercentenarian Rankings List – Gerontology Research Group". Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Journal, Karen Rifkin | for The Ukiah Daily (2023-01-24). "Willits resident Edie Ceccarelli, Earth's third-oldest-known living person, to celebrate 115th birthday". The Ukiah Daily Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Essential California: At 113, she may be the oldest native Californian in the state". Los Angeles Times. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ↑ "At 113, she's California's oldest native. She got through a tough 2020 and is still going strong". Los Angeles Times. 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
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