Edie Ceccarelli | |
![]() Ceccarelli on her 112th birthday in 2020 | |
Birth: | 5 February 1908 Willits, California, USA |
Age: | 112 years, 355 days |
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Unvalidated |
Edith "Edie" Ceccarelli (née Recagno; born 5 February 1908) is an American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group.
Biography
Ceccarelli was born in Willits, California, USA, on 5 February 1908. She was the first of seven children born to Italian immigrants Agostino and Maria Recagno. She married Elmer “Brick” Keenan and moved to Santa Rosa, California, where he worked as a pressman for the Santa Rosa Democrat. When he retired after 36 years, they returned to Willits. After her husband's death, she married Charles Ceccarelli in 1984.
Ceccarelli currently lives in Willits, California. She lived in her own home until the age of 107, after which she moved in to a senior living centre. She became a supercentenarian in February 2018, and celebrated her 111th birthday in February 2019.
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References
- Edie's 107th on Thursday Willits News, 4 February 2015
- Edie’s 108th on Friday Willits News, 27 January 2016
- Beloved Willits resident ‘Edie’ Ceccarelli turns 109 Ukiah Daily Journal, 7 February 2017
- Mendocino County community honors Willits resident Edie Ceccarelli on her 110th birthday Ukiah Daily Journal, 8 February 2018
- Edie Ceccarelli celebrates 111th birthday with cupcakes Willits News, 7 February 2019
- Happy 112th birthday to Willits native Edie Ceccarelli The Willits News, 6 February 2020