| Josip Krsul | |
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| Birth: | 10 December 1911 Selce, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia |
| Death: | 5 March 2021 Selce, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia |
| Age: | 109 years, 85 days |
| Country: |  CRO
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| Centenarian | |
Josip Krsul (Croatian: Josip Kršul; 10 December 1911 – 5 March 2021) was a Croatian centenarian who was the oldest known living person in Croatia at the time of his death. He is also the oldest known man to ever live in Croatia.
Biography[]
Krsul was born in Selce, Austria-Hungary (now located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia) on 10 December 1911. After finishing school in Selce and Crikvenica, Josip was educated as an electrician in Belgrade, Serbia. After finishing school, he returned to his birthplace where he was unable to find a job. He went to Sibenik where he became a telegraphist. His father, Jakov Krsul, and his older brother who was named after his father, moved to Peru and did not return. At the beginning of World War II, he arrived to Galveston, Texas. Later, he joined the United States Army. In 1945, Krsul participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima. After that, he got American citizenship. He moved to California after the war. He spent most of his time in San Francisco, working in Western Union.
Krsul married Milica (1916–2005), a Croatian woman born in the United States. The couple had no children. He moved back to Croatia around 2011. His sister Jelena Jelicic died on 12 May 2015 at the age of 102.
He had been the oldest living man in Croatia since the death of 106-year-old Sime Petrovic on 23 January 2017, and since the death of 108-year-old Andja Peric on 7 February 2019, he had also been the oldest living person in Croatia. On 23 June 2019, he surpassed the age of Ante Toni Beritic (1895–2002), becoming the oldest man who ever lived in Croatia (although one Croatian emigrant has lived longer, Ezio Ongaro of Italy).
Josip Krsul died during the early hours of the morning on 5 March 2021 in Selce, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia at the age of 109 years, 86 days. Following his death, then, 105-year-old Dundo Bozo Kralj, became the oldest known living man in Croatia.
Gallery[]
References[]
- Josip Kršul (1911-2021) Geni
- Sestra napunila stotu, stariji brat proslavio 102. rođendan Novi list, 11 December 2013
- Jelena Jeličić – Roknica (1913-2015) Osmrtnice
- Selčanin koji se borio na Iwo Jimi proslavio 107. rođendan Glas Hrvatski, 16 December 2018 (Archived)
- PRIČA O AMERIČKOM MARINCU IZ SELCA Josip Kršul proslavio 108. rođendan, a još ide na barku i navija za Rijeku Novi list, 10 December 2019
- U Japanu je umro najstariji muškarac na svijetu, a najstariji Hrvat još se dobro drži: pomažu mu, kaže, kava, vino i rakija Slobodna Dalmacija, 25 February 2020
- Josip Kršul, marinac iz Selca slavi 109. rođendan: “Ujutro kava i novine, ponekad i rakija” Novi list, 10 December 2020
- U 110. godini umro Josip Kršul: Nakon pacifičkog bojišta i Kalifornije, posljednje godine proveo u Selcu Večernji list, 5 March 2021
- Croatia’s oldest person Josip Kršul dies Croatia Week, 5 March 2021
| Croatia's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Stefanija Mogus • Darinka Besker • Dijana Stancic • Jela Kranjcic • Ruza Sertic • Ivan Jaklic • Kata Cavic • Dora Sukanec • Ljubica Loncar • Lina Miljan • Mateo Palaversic • Paulina Prodan • Izolda Krmpotic • Nina Valjalo • Andja Peric • Josip Krsul • Marija Bibulic • Andjela Sostaric • Mara Gabelica |
| Croatia's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Ante Toni Beritic • Ivan Mate Dobric • Ivan Jaklic • Egidije Foretic • Franjo Horvat • Mateo Palaversic • Andrija Prlic • Nikola Barkovic • Sime Petrovic • Josip Krsul • Dundo Bozo Kralj • Josip Pisnjak • Zdenko Premzl |