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Thelma Sutcliffe (born 1 October 1906) is an American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group.
Biography
Sutcliffe was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1906. She married at the age of 17 in 1924, and had no children. Her husband died in the early 1970s. She has survived two bouts of breast cancer over the course of her life.
Sutcliffe currently lives in Elmwood Tower, Omaha, which provides residential apartments for people aged 50 and over. She reportedly exercises every morning, does her own laundry, and plays bridge several times a week.
Sutcliffe's younger sister lived to the age of 105 or 106 (sources differ).
On 1 October 2018, Sutcliffe celebrated her 112th birthday. She was validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 1 February 2019.
References
- Gerontology Research Group
- Grace: Oldest known living Nebraskan celebrates 110th birthday; when she was born Teddy Roosevelt was president Omaha World-Herald, 3 October 2016
- Omaha woman turns 111 Fox42, 30 September 2017
- Thelma Sutcliffe, Nebraska's oldest citizen, celebrates her 112th birthday Live Well Nebraska, 2 October 2018