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Anna Ringier-Kieser 12.04.1896 - 03.09

Anna Ringier-Kieser (12 April 1896 – 3 September 2006) was a Swiss supercentenarian whose age is currently pending by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest known person in Switzerland when she died.

Biography

Anna Kieser was born on 12 April 1896 in Lenzburg, Aargau, Switzerland. She married Hans Ringier in 1920 and moved to Zofingen, Aargau where she lived in her own home with her son since 1984 until her death. Hans and Anna had two children together. Hans passed away in 1930, only 10 years after marriage. Anna worked in a shoe store.

She became the oldest person in Switzerland upon the death of Suzanne Jaccard on 2 October 2004.

Anna Ringier-Kieser passed away on 3 September 2006 at the age of 110 years, 144 days. Her successor as Switzerland’s oldest person was Rosa Rein (1897–2010).


Switzerland's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (VE)

Giustina Giardino-Bianco • Ada Duvoisin • Fritz BoschBertha Bournoud-Bucher • Anita CanonicaSuzanne Monney-Perrin • Marie Huber-Christen • Maria Schaerer-BurckhardtAndree Fehr-de BoulayCecile Ida Ritter • Emma Duvoisin • Hanna Schiess • Mathilde Bonzo-Wrede • Frieda Schopf • Sophie Hew-SchenkerCatherine Amoos • Jules Nidegger • Emma Soller-Kellenberger • Maria Siegrist-Stampfli • Suzanne Jaccard • Anna Ringier-KieserRosa Rein • Adelheid Wehrle-Rieger • Pierre GremionLouise Mafli • Hedwig Hosig-Huggler • Alice Roffler-Waldmeier • Nina Hofer-Lustenberger • Lucrezia Furceri • Germaine BroyonHelli StehleFrieda Binz-Schoch • Alice Schaufelberger-Hunziker • Marie GuerneAnna Furrer

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