Delma Kollar

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Delma Kollar
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BornDelma Dorothie Lowman
(1897-10-31)October 31, 1897
Lone Elm, Kansas, U.S.
Died(2012-01-24)January 24, 2012
(aged 114 years, 85 days) [1]
Creswell, Oregon, U.S.
Residence Creswell, Oregon, U.S.
Nationality American
Alma mater Baker University
Occupation Retired biology and English teacher
Known for Being a supercentenarian
Spouse(s) William “Earl” Hoggatt (1898–1966)
(m. 1923–1966, his death)

Delma Dorothie Kollar (née Lowman; October 31, 1897 – January 24, 2012) was an American supercentenarian. At the time of her death, she was the fourth oldest living person in the world, behind Besse Cooper, Dina Manfredini and Jiroemon Kimura. [2]

A supercentenarian is someone who has lived to or surpassed their 110th birthday. This age is achieved by about one in 1,000 centenarians. Anderson et al. concluded that supercentenarians live a life typically free of major age-related diseases until shortly before maximum human lifespan is reached.

Besse Cooper American supercentenarian

Besse Berry Cooper was an American supercentenarian and suffragettewho was the world's oldest living person from June 21, 2011, until her death. She was the eighth person verified to have reached the age of 116.

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Biography

Kollar was one of six children; both her parents lived into their 90s, and two of Kollar's aunts lived past 100. After high school, Kollar attended Cottey College, earning a teaching certificate. Her first teaching job was in a two-room schoolhouse in Prairiedell. Later she earned college degrees in biology and English from Baker University and then worked as a schoolteacher in Kansas and California for more than 25 years. In 1923, Kollar married William Hoggatt. They had three children: Jean Cooper, Earlene Duncan, and Bill Hoggatt. William died in December 1966. [2]

Cottey College

Cottey College is an independent, women's liberal arts and sciences college in Nevada, Missouri. While it began as a finishing school, it is now a four-year baccalaureate-granting college. It was founded by Virginia Alice Cottey Stockard in 1884 and is currently owned and supported by the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic women's organization. It is the only nonsectarian college in the United States owned and supported by women for women.

Baker University

Baker University is a private Christian university in Baldwin City, Kansas. Founded in 1858, it was the first university officially founded in Kansas. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

Kansas State of the United States of America

Kansas is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita, with its most populated county being Johnson County. Kansas is bordered by Nebraska on the north; Missouri on the east; Oklahoma on the south; and Colorado on the west. Kansas is named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the (south) wind" although this was probably not the term's original meaning. For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes. Tribes in the eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the river valleys. Tribes in the western part of the state were semi-nomadic and hunted large herds of bison.

Kollar later married Harry Kollar and the couple moved to Oregon in 1982. Harry Kollar died in 1986. [2]

Oregon State of the United States of America

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The parallel 42° north delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon is one of only three states of the contiguous United States to have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean.

She was thought to have been born in 1898, but this was proved to have been wrong, based on the data in the census closest to her date of birth and proof that her younger sister was born in February 1899. [3] [2]

Kollar outlived all 5 of her siblings and two of her 3 children. She had 6 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-great-grandchild. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Oldest Oregonian dies in Creswell | Delma Kollar may have been the world's fourth-oldest person". Registerguard.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Delma Kollar is 111, or is it 112?, McKenzie Bridge, Oregon". STPNS. 2009-11-12. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  3. ↑ Baker, Mark. "113 | Main News | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon". Special.registerguard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  4. ↑ "114 YEARS YOUNG | Creswell woman is ranked as the world's fifth-oldest person". Registerguard.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
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