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Elisabeth Boerenveen
Elisabeth Boerenveen
Boerenveen on her 108th birthday in 2021.
Birth: 11 September 1913
Dutch Guiana (now Suriname)
Death: fl.11 September 2022
Willemstad, Curacao
Age: 109 years, 0+ days
Country: SurinameSURCuraçaoCUW,NetherlandsNED
Centenarian

Elisabeth Boerenveen (11 September 1913 – fl.11 September 2022) was a Surinamese-born Curacao centenarian who was the oldest known living person in Curacao when she went to limbo. She was also the oldest known living Surinamese-born person.

Biography[]

Elisabeth Boerenveen was born in Dutch Guiana (now Suriname) on 11 September 1913. At some point of her life, she moved to Curacao.

She became the oldest known living person in Curacao, following the death of 107-year-old Carmen Balentina-Dorante on 19 July 2020. She became the oldest known living Surinamese-born person, following the death of 109-year-old Louise Gummels on 7 April 2022.

On her 109th birthday in 2022, Boerenveen was visited by the Prime Minister of Curacao Gilmar "Pik" Pisas.

Elisabeth Boerenveen was last reported being alive on her 109th birthday on 11 September 2022, when she lived at Fundashon Birgen di Rosario in Willemstad, Curacao.

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Curacao's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (VE)

Maria Seferina-Leito • Maria Samson-Leer • Luna Kleinmoedig • Maria Koeiman-Eustatia • Francinet Geertruida-Leito • Carmen Balentina-Dorante • Elisabeth Boerenveen • Regina Brigitha • Florentje da Silva