Marguerite Wabano

Marguerite Wabano (née Kioke, born 28 January 1904) is a pending Canadian supercentenarian who became the oldest living person in Canada after the death of 112 year-old Orma Slack on 13 April 2015.

Biography
Wabano was born out in the bush along Ekwan River, Ontario. She was the youngest of six siblings to her parents, David and Hannah Kioke. When she was about seven years old, she began attending St. Anne's Indian Residential School, however, after two years of going to the school, she and her family moved further into the bush to hide from the school and the authorities.

She later met, and married Raphael Wabano, and the couple had 7 children. Tragically, 3 of her children died whilst they were still very young. Wabano and her family later settled in Moosonee, Ontario. Raphael passed away in his 90s, and the couple had been married for 75 years.

At age 99, Wabano was fitted with a pacemaker, although years later, doctors discovered that it had stopped working, and were unsure as to how long it had been inactive. In 2008, Wabano and other residential school survivors were invited to the Canadian House of Commons, and were issued with a formal apology by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

At the time of her 110th birthday, Wabano was still living independently in her own apartment, and was still able to walk up and down stairs unaided.