Anna de Guchtenaere

Anna Verhaeghe-de Guchtenaere (Apr. 10, 1904 - Apr. 6, 2015) - was a Belgian supercentenarian who has been the oldest living person in Belgium following the passing of Fanny Godin on Apr. 7, 2014 until her own death.

During World War First, Anna de Guchtenaere fled with her family from occupied Belgium to England. Back in Belgium she studied at the Conservatory of Ghent. She was a violinist for silent films. After the emergence of sound film, she worked as a secretary. Anna De Guchtenaere had a son and a daughter, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Since August 26, 2014 she was the oldest person ever in the province of Ghent.

Anna de Guchtenaere died on April 6, 2015 in the nursing home where she lived, just days before her 111th birthday.