| Felicitas Van Oudenhove | |
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| Birth: | 6 December 1908 Ninove, East Flanders, Belgium |
| Death: | 1 January 2019 Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium |
| Age: | 110 years, 26 days |
| Country: |  BEL
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| Validated | |
Felicitas Van Oudenhove (6 December 1908 – 1 January 2019) was a Belgian supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group. At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest living person in Belgium behind Elisabeth De Proost.
Biography[]
Felicitas Van Oudenhove was born in Ninove, East Flanders, Belgium on 6 December 1908. When she was 20 years old, she married Louis De Wilde, an agricultural engineer from Leuven. Together they left for the Congo in 1928. Her husband built a plantation there and was later active in higher agricultural education. The couple had 11 children together, of whom seven are alive. When their eldest son was ready for the university in 1946, the family came back to Belgium.
Van Oudenhove's husband died in 1990; she continued to live alone until she was aged 102. Then she decided to move into the Zonnehove residential care center in Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Ghent.
Felicitas Van Oudenhove died in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium on 1 January 2019 at the age of 110 years, 26 days. At the time of her death, she had 7 children, 33 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren. She enjoyed playing Scrabble with extra large letters.
References[]
- Oudste gentenaar Felicitas Van Ouedenhove blaast 110 Kaarsjes uit De Gensche Gazette, 3 December 2018
- Lemand moet de oudste zijn Nieuws Blad, 6 December 2018
- Oudste Gentse Felicitas Van Oudenhove overleden op 110-jarige leeftijd HLN, 2 January 2019