| Rubena Wenzel | |
 Wenzel in 2020 | |
| Birth: | 20 May 1914 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Death: | 26 December 2021 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Age: | 107 years, 220 days |
| Country: |  CAN
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| Centenarian | |
Rubena Frances Wenzel (née McCloy; 20 May 1914 – 26 December 2021) was a Canadian centenarian who was one of the oldest known survivors of COVID-19, having recovered from the disease at the age of 106.
Biography[]
Wenzel was born on 20 May 1914 on her parent's farm during a massive snowstorm in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Her parents were Samuel Boyd McCloy and Frances Marion McCloy. She had three silbings: Jean Woodhouse, Herbert McCloy, and Thomas McCloy. She went to public school in the Colleston district then graduated from PACI at the top of her class in 1933.
She worked in P.A. as a legal secretary. She married a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, Ernest Wenzel. Together, they moved north to a remote location which could only be accessed by plane or boat. The couple had four children, and after the eldest turned three, they moved back to Prince Albert where they ran an insurance adjusting company. Wenzel was eventually certified as Canada’s first female insurance adjuster.
After her husband’s death in 1987, Wenzel remained active, playing golf until she was age 99. She celebrated her 100th birthday in Oklahoma, USA, where she has family. At the age of 106, she continues to be a competitive Scrabble player. As of 2020, she has five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She lived in a retirement home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.
One of her sisters-in-law, Priscilla McCloy (1917–1918) live to be 100 (almost 101).
COVID-19 Survival[]
In late 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, Wenzel tested positive for COVID-19, along with a number of residents at her retirement home. However, she did not show any symptoms, and tested negative on 23 December. At the age of 106, she was one of the oldest survivors of the disease.
She died on 26 December 2021 at the age of 107 years, 220 days.
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References[]
- Priscilla Anne "Bunnie" McCloy - Obituary Arbor Memorial
- 106 and going strong PA Now, 21 May 2020
- ‘After a week we thought gosh she’s gonna make it’: 106-year-old Prince Albert woman beats COVID-19 Battlefords Now, 31 December 2020
- Rubena F. Wenzel Obituary Legacy