Catharina Meessen | |
Catharina Meessen at age 103. | |
Birth: | 8 March 1914 Neutral Moresnet (now Belgium) |
Death: | 7 February 2020 Kelmis, Liege, Belgium |
Age: | 105 years, 336 days |
Country: | BEL |
Centenarian |
Catharina Meessen (1914 – c.7 February 2020) was a Belgian centenarian who was the last known person born in Neutral Moresnet.
Biography
Catharina Meessen was born in Neutral Moresnet (now Belgium) in 1914. She wad the oldest of 10 children. She lived with her daughter Anne. She was visited by Mayor Louis Goebbels to celebrate her 100th birthday.
She became the the last known person born in Neutral Moresnet on 26 October 2016, at age 102, after the death of Alwine Hackens-Paffen.
Catharina Meessen died in Kelmis, Liege, Belgium around 7 February 2020 at the age of 105 years.
References
- Dwergstaatje Neutraal Moresnet heeft nog slechts één oud-bewoner Trouw, 5 November 2016
- Catharina Meessen (1914-2020), de laatste Moresnetter, is overleden. De ministaat is nu echt historie Trouw, 7 February 2020