Josefina Blas

Josefina Dorotea Mendiola Yamanaka Blas (born 9 May 1915) is a Guamanian centenarian who is currently oldest known living person on Guam.

Biography
Josefina was born on 9 May 1915 in the village of Agat in the United States territory of Guam. Her parents were Kioshi Diego Yamanaka and Catalina Mendiola Yamanaka. Josefina attended the College of Guam; and although she was unable to obtain a degree, she was an Educator for thirty-four years, teaching children in the 1st grade. She also worked as a salesclerk at Butler's Emporium. Her husband passed away in 1974.

On 7 June 1941, she married Mariano Mafnas Blas. They had nine children: Joseph Anthony, David Marion, Edward Richard, Peter John, Henry Vincent, Raymond Frankie, Catherine Rose Santos, Mary Doris Pablo and Thomas James. She is a devoted member of the San Miguel Catholic Church parish and the Confraternity of Christian Mothers in Talofofo.

Josefina currently lives in the village of Talofofo, Guam at the age of.