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Amalia Arvanetes

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Amalia Arvanetes with her grandson Demetrios Arvanetes.
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Amalia Arvanetes (6 February 1903 – 20 March 2016) was a Greek-American supercentenarian whose age is pending by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest Greek-born person ever.

Biography

Amalia Arvanetes was born in Anthochori, Arcadia, Greece on 6 February 1903. She had four brothers and one sister (all deceased). She married Demetrios Arvanetes (1888–1961). She had six children: Ioanna Stavrianos (1929–2012), Ifigenia Sgouros (1937–2018), Katina Arvanetes (now deceased), John Arvanetes (deceased) ,Vasiliki Kotsogiannis (1932–2020) and Nicki Papanikolaou. She emigrated with her family to New York, USA in 1952.

Amalia Arvanetes died in Orland Park, Illinois, USA on 20 March 2016 at the age of 113 years, 43 days. She was survived by a child, Nicki Papanikolaou; 11 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren.

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