| Tjeerd Epema | |
| Birth: | 16 June 1906 Easterlittens, Friesland, The Netherlands |
| Death: | 1 April 2013 Oudorp, North Holland, The Netherlands |
| Age: | 106 years, 289 days |
| Country: |  NED
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| Centenarian | |
Tjeerd Epema (16 June 1906 – 1 April 2013) was a Dutch centenarian who was the oldest known living man in the Netherlands at the time of his death.
Biography
Epema was born in the village of Easterlittens in 1906. He became the oldest living man in the Netherlands on 16 March 2013, when Arie Vermeulen died. Epema held the title for 16 days. He died in his sleep at the retirement home he was living at, aged 106. Serop Mirzoyan, who was allegedly 15 days younger, then became the oldest Dutch man.
References
| Netherlands's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Jannes Reiling • Hendrikus van Horsen • Petrus Bartelen • Keimpe Nijdam • Jan Kip • Wilhelmus Kostering • Willem van der Hulst • Marinus Wolffensberger • Johannes Hesseling • Jacob Hazewinkel • Willem Wels • Andre Beekman • Watze Watzema • Henri van Dooren • Cornelis Bredijk • Huibert Prins • Hendrikus Verhoeven • Johannes van der Hoeven • Marcus Faasse • Gerrit van der Horst • Martin Hendrix • Hendrik Nessen • Pieter Zandee • Johannes Rijstenbil • Arthur Notte • Johannes Linning • Gerardus Boomaerts • Jan Nijenhuis • Dirk van der Kooij • Pieter Zaaijer • Albert Geerlings • Jan Machiel Reyskens • Cornelis Jansen • Hendrikus de Bijl • Johannes van Capel • Reinier Pelgrom • Jan de Winter • Frits Rijkens • Jan Pieter Bos • Frits Botterblom • Henri Timmermans • Joop Rosbach • Ko de Lavoir • Jan Voogt Pzn • Jan van der Giessen • Adrianus van der Vaart • Jos Wijnant • Cornelis Geurtz • Gerard Helders • Arie Vermeulen • Tjeerd Epema • Serop Mirzoyan • Floor van Cleemputte • Wim Hendriks • Jacob Berg • Dirk van der Noen • Jan Willem van de Kamp • Eelke Bakker • John Huang |