Ragnhild Haugen

Ragnhild Oddfrid Haugen (29 April 1909 – 28 March 2017) was a Norwegian centenarian who was the oldest known person in Norway when she died.

Biography
Ragnhild Haugen was born on 29 April 1909 in Norway as the youngest of five children born to her parents. She originally lived with her family in Oslo, but the family later moved to Bergen after her father was offered a chief position at Hansa Breweries. There Ragnhild rode horses to her heart's content. In Bergen, Ragnhild went to school and was confirmed in the local church. A summer house that her parents bought later became her home for over 80 years.

Ragnhild met Finn Haugen in a brewery belonging to Hansa Breweries and they married in 1932. After his death, Ragnhild lived in her home until late 2013, when she moved into a retirement home. When she was 100, she received a letter from the King of Norway, which she framed and out on the wall next to her wedding photo.

Aged 105, Ragnhild commented on how she'd never been ill in her life, and was still active even at that age. One of Ragnhild's sisters lived to be 108 years old. On 4 January 2017, she became the oldest person in Norway, following the death of 112-year-old Elisabet Ekenaes (the second-oldest Norwegian ever).

Ragnhild Haugen passed away on 28 March 2017 in Norway at the age of 107 years, 333 days. She was succeeded as Norway's oldest person by Torbjorn Overbo (born 22 August 1909), and Norway's oldest woman by Marie Andersen (born 29 September 1909).