Maria Olszowska

Maria Olszowska (15 September 1907 - 29 August 2017) - was a Polish centenarian and the second oldest living person in Poland behind Tekla Juniewicz.

Biography
Maria Olszowska was born in the town of Kuty, Austria-Hungary, on Sept. 15, 1907. There she married and had a daughter. Following World War II, she settled in Lower Silesia, firstly in Oborniki Śląskie and later in Wrocław. She became known in 2010 when, at the age of 103, she successfully underwent by-pass implantation as the oldest patient in Europe. The operation was conducted by Prof. Marian Zembala in the cardiology clinic in Zabrze. Maria Olszowska passed away on Aug. 29, 2017 two weeks shy of her 110th birthday. She is the longevity recordholder of Lower Silesia Voivodeship.

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