Kame Ganeko | |
Kame Ganeko on her 110th birthday in 2015 | |
Birth: | 10 April 1905 Japan |
Death: | 18 October 2019 Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan |
Age: | 114 years, 191 days |
Country: | JPN |
Validated |
Kame Ganeko [Japanese: 我如古カメ] (10 April 1905 – 18 October 2019) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Kame Ganeko was born in Japan on 10 April 1905. She became the oldest living person in Okinawa Prefecture following the death of Teru Oshiro on 26 January 2018. On 10 April 2019, she celebrated her 114th birthday, becoming the second person from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan to do so.
Ganeko died in Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan, on 18 October 2019, at the age of 114 years, 191 days. At the time of death, she was the seventh-oldest living person in the world. She is currently the second-oldest validated person ever from Okinawa Prefecture, behind Kama Chinen.
Oldest Siblings
Ganeko, along with her sister, Kikue Taira (born 26 April 1910) are the oldest siblings ever with a combined age of over 228 years, more than four years longer than the combined age of the second oldest siblings ever.
Taira was 109 years old at the time of Ganeko's death in October 2019 and Taira is currently 113 years, 327 days.
Gallery
References
- Photo Gallery for Supercentenarians born in the year 1905
- 沖縄最高齢の114歳女性死去 読谷村の我如古カメさん 戦争で夫亡くし、畑仕事で1男4女育てる Ryūkyū Shimpō, 20 October 2019
- Obituary
- 我如古カメ mairi.me