| Cornelia la Fors-van Geel | |
 Cornelia la Fors-van Geel on her 109th birthday. | |
| Birth: | 13 December 1868 Steenbergen, Netherlands |
| Death: | 9 January 1978 Steenbergen, Netherlands |
| Age: | 109 years, 27 days |
| Country: |  NED
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| Centenarian | |
Cornelia la Fors-van Geel (13 December 1868 – 9 January 1978) was a Dutch centenarian who was the oldest living person in The Netherlands after the death of Johanna Leeuwenburg-Hordijk on 25 September 1975.
Biography
Cornelia la Fors-van Geel was born in Steenbergen, North Brabant, The Netherlands, on 13 December 1868. She lived in the residential area of 'De Kruispoort' for more than one hundred years. In early 1973, she moved to a retirement home. She kept abreast of the events in her city and the world. At an advanced age, she was able to read newspapers without glasses, though she had to use a magnifying glass. Even though she needed much rest, she was not bedridden. She never went on a diet. During the last years of her life, her memory became weaker.
A few days before her death, her health declined very fast, which made her death less unexpected for her family and the other members of retirement home 'Charitas'. Cornelia la Fors-van Geel eventually died in Steenbergen, North Brabant, The Netherlands, on 9 January 1978 at the age of 109 years, 27 days. Following her death, Gerarda Hurenkamp-Bosgoed became the oldest living person in The Netherlands.
References
- Nederlands oudste overleden De Stem, Tuesday 10 January 1978