Cecile Klein

Cecile Klein

Cecile Klein two weeks before her 108th birthday

Pending

Cecile Edith Klein (née Efros; born 15 June 1907) is a Canadian supercentenarian whose age is currently considered pending by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

Klein was born on 15 June 1907 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Polish-born Jewish parents Louis Efros (1881–1950) and Rachel Pearson Efros (1887–1965). She married Israeli-born Erwin Klein (1905–1999) on 5 June 1932, and they were married for 67 years. The couple had three children: Harriet, Arnold, and Louise.

Klein currently lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 116 years, 308 days.

References

• Cecile Edith Efros Cousins Connection
• Pre-110th Birthday Confirmation Facebook, 9 June 2017
• 112th Birthday Facebook, 14 June 2019

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