| Giustina Giardino-Bianco | |
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| Birth: | 27 September 1872 Candelo, Piedmont, Italy |
| Death: | 21 July 1982 Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Age: | 109 years, 297 days |
| Country: |  ITA SUI
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| Centenarian | |
Giustina (Justine) Giardino-Bianco (27 September 1872 – 21 July 1982) was an Italian-Swiss centenarian who was the oldest known living person in Switzerland at the time of her death.
Biography[]
Giustina Giardino-Bianco was born in Candelo, Piedmont, Italy on 27 September 1872.
At the age of 108, although she had vision problems, Giardino-Bianco had retained her lucidity and mischief, and still accompanied her meals with a good glass of wine.
Giardino-Bianco died in Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland on 21 July 1982 at the age of 109 years, 297 days. Following her death, then-107-year-old Ada Duvoisin became the oldest known living person in Switzerland.
References[]
- Justine Giardino, doyenne suisse rts.ch - Un jour une heure, 26 September 1980
- Morte a 110 Le Nouvelliste, 22 July 1982
- mention, 12 November 2014
- Justine, née en 1872 Les archives de la RTS on Facebook, 8 May 2021
| Switzerland's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Giustina Giardino-Bianco • Ada Duvoisin • Fritz Bosch • Bertha Bournoud-Bucher • Anita Canonica • Suzanne Monney-Perrin • Marie Huber-Christen • Maria Schaerer-Burckhardt • Andree Fehr-de Boulay • Cecile Ida Ritter • Emma Duvoisin • Hanna Schiess • Mathilde Bonzo-Wrede • Frieda Schopf • Sophie Hew-Schenker • Catherine Amoos • Jules Nidegger • Emma Soller-Kellenberger • Maria Siegrist-Stampfli • Suzanne Jaccard • Anna Ringier-Kieser • Rosa Rein • Adelheid Wehrle-Rieger • Pierre Gremion • Louise Mafli • Hedwig Hosig-Huggler • Alice Roffler-Waldmeier • Nina Hofer-Lustenberger • Lucrezia Furceri • Germaine Broyon • Helli Stehle • Frieda Binz-Schoch • Alice Schaufelberger-Hunziker • Marie Guerne-Graf • Anna Furrer-Omlin • Francine Grandjean |