| Agnes Bostrom | |
 Agnes Bostrom on her 112th birthday in 2024 | |
| Birth: | 29 April 1912 Tarasjonas, Vasternorrland County, Sweden |
| Death: | 16 November 2024 Alandsbro, Vasternorrland County, Sweden |
| Age: | 112 years, 201 days |
| Country: |  SWE
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| Validated | |
Agnes Cecilia Bostrom (née Abrahamsson) [Swedish: Agnes Boström] (29 April 1912 – 16 November 2024) was a Swedish supercentenarian who was the oldest known living person in Sweden at the time of her death. Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Agnes Bostrom was born as Agnes Cecilia Eriksson in the village of Tarasjonas, near Ramsele, Vasternorrland County, Sweden on 29 April 1912, as the fifth child of eight children of Erik-Petter and Anna-Marta Abrahamsson. Her mother lived to be 98 and her maternal uncle lived to 105. At some point, she married the carpenter Gottfrid Bostrom. In 1940, they bought a farm in Ramsås, where she dedicated herself to caring for her home and family while managing the farm. They had a son together. In 1969, she became a widow after her husband died following an accident a few years earlier, and in 1993, her son Stig died in a traffic accident. In the 1980s, she moved to Alandsbro.
She had many interests and hobbies, including reading and doing crossword puzzles. In her 90s, she also participated in various activities organized by the pensioners’ association, such as qigong, gymnastics, and cooking. Even at the age of 109, Agnes continued to maintain an independent lifestyle, living alone in her apartment.
On 9 April 2022, following the death of 112-year-old Flarid Lagerlund, she became the oldest living Swedish-born person.
On 20 April 2022, she celebrated her 110th birthday, becoming a supercentenarian.
On 16 October 2024, following the death of 112-year-old Gunborg Hancock, she became the oldest living person in Sweden and the oldest living person in the Nordic countries.
Agnes Bostrom died in Alandsbro, Vasternorrland County, Sweden on 16 November 2024 at the age of 112 years, 201 days.
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References[]
- List of validated supercentenarians in Sweden Gerontology Research Group
- Agnes Boström Gerontology Research Group
- Agnes har många ljusa minnen från tiden som servitris på Näsgården Allehanda, 27 April 2004
- Agnes Boström en alert 105-åring i Älandsbro Allehanda, 29 April 2017
- Möt 106-åringen som får läkarna att vrida på huvudet – Agnes firar med vännerna Allehanda, 29 April 2018
- Stort GRATTIS till Agnes Boström som idag fyller imponerande 107 år! Älandsbro Intresseförening on Facebook, 29 April 2019
- Alert 109- åring i Älandsbro Allehanda, 4 May 2021
- Agnes fyller 110 ar - nast aldst i Sverige Tidningen Angermanland, 29 April 2022
- “Agnes i Älandsbro har fyllt 110 år – här är hennes knep för ett långt liv Sundsvalls Tidning, 3 May 2022
- ”Än finns det krut kvar i kärringen!” Tidningen Angermanland, 29 April 2023
- Agnes Boström i Älandsbro fyller 112 år – näst äldst i Sverige SVT Nyheter, 29 April 2024
- Agnes Boström, 112, i Härnösand var Nordens äldsta – har avlidit SVT Nyheter, 20 November 2024
- Agnes Boström, Sweden’s oldest living person, dies at 112 Gerontology Research Group, 21 November 2024
| Sweden's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Anna Matilda Johansson • Elin Johansson • Selma Andersson • Clara Hedwin • Anna Wetterhall • Alfred Lagerstrom • Anna Persson • Karl Ljungberg/ Carolina Nilsson • Julia Karlsson • Wilhelmine Sande • Hilda Pettersson • Anna Andersson • Gustava Vikstrom • Ida Johnson • Elfrida Andersson • Alma Klingvall • Alfrida Engblom • Hulda Johansson • Ellen Andreasson • Hilma Rothman • Ellen Johansson • Clara Asberg • Hilda Grahn/ Teresia Lindahl • Elsa Moberg • Jenny Karlsson • Johanne Svensson • Anders Engberg • Elin Antonsson • Astrid Zachrison • Rut Mikaelsson • Maria Eriksson • Ester Johansson • Ruth Engstrom • Ellen Vestling • Karin Larsson • Gulli Bergendahl • Rut Emriksson • Ingeborg Damgren • Nanny Halvardsson • Alice Ostlund • Carl Mattsson • Flarid Lagerlund • Gunborg Hancock • Agnes Bostrom • Annie Sjostrom |