List of oldest Edmontonians

Aaltje Smit was the sixth oldest Edmontonian at the time of her death in 2005

This article lists the 25 oldest verified Edmontonians of all time (people from Edmonton, Alberta, all of whom attained the age of at least 105 years). Centenarians have received considerable local recognition in the City of Edmonton due to the Edmonton Aging Symposium, as well as the presence of the Alberta Centre on Aging at the University of Alberta. ^{[1] [2]} Edmonton's centenary focus is exemplified in the city's municipal slogan "Official Host City of the Turn of the Century" which was introduced in 1895, following the city's own centennial. ^[3]

As of 2022, the oldest verified Edmontonian is Margherita Buttiri, who died aged 112 years and 46 days on 23 June 2020. ^[4]

Municipal recognition

The City of Edmonton honours citizens who become centenarians with a letter from the Mayor. ^[5]

Oldest verified Edmontonians

  Deceased  Living

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth date	Death date	Age	Rank at death	Birthplace
01	Margherita Buttiri [4]	F	8 May 1908	23 June 2020	112 years, 46 days	1	Croatia
02	Katie Bunio [6] [7]	F	30 October 1911	28 July 2021	109 years, 331 days	1	Canada
03	Bertha Robinson [8] [9]	F	18 July 1913	27 May 2022	108 years, 323 days	3	Canada
04	Anna Marchuk [10]	F	25 April 1910	19 November 2018	108 years, 208 days	1	Canada
05	Janet McRae [11]	F	6 May 1908	14 September 2016	108 years, 132 days	1	Canada
06	Jean Babiuk [12]	F	6 September 1910	26 December 2018	108 years, 111 days	3	Canada
07	Mary Woywitka [13]	F	5 June 1911	19 June 2019	108 years, 14 days	4	Canada
08	Albert Donnelly [14]	M	11 August 1888	21 April 1996	107 years, 254 days	1	Scotland
09	Gertrude Deane [15]	F	15 November 1908	22 June 2016	107 years, 220 days	2	Canada
010	Harold Dunichand [16]	M	31 July 1898	20 January 2006	107 years, 173 days	1	India
011	Kim Choy Yee Mah [17]	F	22 May 1904	23 October 2011	107 years, 154 days	3	China
012	Marjorie Beach	F	4 May 1918	N/A	107 years, 89 days	N/A	Canada
013	Nykola Kos [18]	M	19 November 1897	19 February 2005	107 years, 92 days	2	Ukraine
014	Marie-Anne Morissette [19]	F	18 July 1888	2 September 1995	107 years, 46 days	1	Canada
015	Grace Gillies [20]	F	21 January 1910	18 February 2017	107 years, 28 days	7	Canada
016	Ellen McCullagh [21]	F	3 August 1903	6 June 2010	106 years, 307 days	1	Canada
017	John Garbencius [22]	M	17 January 1902	9 June 2008	106 years, 144 days	5	Lithuania
018	Thérèse Desjardins [23]	F	14 March 1918	4 December 2024	107 years, 140 days	Canada
019	Otho Hunter [24]	M	12 November 1886	22 February 1993	106 years, 102 days	1	United States
020	Martha Burgess [25]	F	18 April 1906	22 May 2012	106 years, 35 days	9	Canada
021	Tuo Bon Wong Mah [26]	F	19 November 1900	21 December 2006	106 years, 32 days	5	China
022	Dorothy Hollands [20]	F	23 January 1910	12 December 2015	105 years, 323 days	14	Canada
023	Helen Barber [27]	F	19 December 1906	28 October 2012	105 years, 314 days	10	Canada
024	Doris Patsula [28]	F	18 March 1907	19 October 2012	105 years, 216 days	11	Canada
025	Aaltje Smit [29] [30]	F	20 October 1899 [31]	5 May 2005	105 years, 197 days	6	Netherlands

See also

• Demographics of Edmonton

References

1. Zabjek, Alexandra. "Scientists Try to Answer Age-Old Query: Should People Live Longer?". The Edmonton Journal. p. 21.
2. "Alberta Centre on Aging | Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine". www.ualberta.ca. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
3. "Economic Development Edmonton 'Branding Edmonton' Initiative" (Doc). City of Edmonton. March 28, 2003. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
4. "Buttiri, Margherita". Edmonton Journal . June 27, 2020. p. C13.
5. Edmonton, City of (2020-04-05). "Protocol". www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
6. "Remembering the life of Katie Bunio". edmontonjournal.remembering.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
7. "109-year-old celebrates birthday days after recovering from COVID-19". CBC News.
8. "Resident Spotlight: Bertha Robinson". Canterbury Foundation. June 17, 2020. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020.
9. "Remembering the life of Bertha ROBINSON". Edmonton Journal . Retrieved 2022-08-11.
10. "Anna Marchuk". November 24, 2018.
11. "McRae, Janet Isabel". September 28, 2016.
12. "Jean Babiuk". January 5, 2019.
13. "Mary Woywitka". June 26, 2019.
14. "Donnelly, Albert Michael". April 28, 1996.
15. "Deane, Gertrude (née Kilshaw)". June 25, 2016.
16. "Harold Dunichand". January 22, 2006.
17. "Mah, Kim". October 27, 2011.
18. "Nykola Kos". February 28, 2005.
19. "Morissette, Sister Marie-Anne S.P. (Sister Luciosa)". September 5, 1995.
20. "Two Edmonton 105-year-olds share the keys to a long, happy life". January 29, 2015.
21. "McCullagh, Ellen Lilian (Harper)". June 16, 2010.
22. "Garbencius, John". June 12, 2008.
23. "Thérèse DESJARDINS". December 10, 2024.
24. "Hunter, Otho". February 25, 1993.
25. "Burgess, Martha". May 26, 2012.
26. "Mah, Tuo Bon Wong". December 29, 2006.
27. "Barber, Helen Francis". The Edmonton Journal. October 30, 2012. p. 40.
28. "Patsula, Doris (née Dubord)". The Edmonton Journal. October 24, 2012. p. 42.
29. "Aaltje Smit". The Edmonton Journal . May 10, 2005. p. B7.
30. Sinnema, Jodie (October 21, 2004). "Just Another Birthday in the Great-Gran Scheme of Things". The Edmonton Journal. p. 23.
31. "Aaltje Smit". A Century of Living: A Compilation of Stories Profiling Alberta Residents Who Turned 100 Years of Age or Older in the Year 2000. Alberta Community Development Seniors Services and Housing Division. 2001. p. 94. ISBN   9780778515456.

External links

• Edmonton Aging Symposium
• City of Edmonton Mayor's Office
• Alberta Centre on Aging