| Frans Croes | |
 Croes on his 103rd birthday in 2021 | |
| Birth: | 10 May 1918 Aruba |
| Death: | 11 December 2023 Aruba |
| Age: | 105 years, 211 days |
| Country: |  ARU, NED
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| Centenarian | |
Frans Antonio "Fa" Croes (10 May 1918 - 11 Dec 2023) was a centenarian from Aruba (a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands). He was the oldest known living man in Aruba.
Biography[]
Frans Croes was born in Aruba on 10 May 1918. He celebrated his 105th birthday on 10 May 2023.
Following the death of 107-year-old James Williams on 18 June 2023, Croes was reported to have become the oldest living man in Aruba.
Frans Croes died in Aruba on 11 Dec 2023, at the age of 105 years and 211 days. He was the second-oldest known living person in Aruba (behind Helen John) and the oldest known living man in Aruba.
References[]
- Conocido ciudadano Frans Croes a cumpli 100 aña di edad!! NoticiaCla, 11 May 2018
- Prome Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes – 103 AÑA DI EXPERIENCIA DI PAPA FRANS Aruba Native, 12 May 2021
- Conocido ciudadano Frans Croes a cumpli 104 aña awe! Pabien! NoticiaCla, 10 May 2022
- 104th birthday Minister Ursell Arends on Facebook, 12 May 2022
- Un di Aruba su ciudadanonan mas bieu y keri, Frans Croes a cumpli 105 aña awe!!! NoticiaCla, 10 May 2023
- Aruba's oldest resident passes away 24ora (English), 19 June 2023
- Frans Croes a fayece cu 105 aña DiarioOnline, 14 December 2023