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| − | Jelisaveta was born as Cenka Kufner in Ravna Gora, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) on 18 July 1904. She had two sisters and two brothers. At age of 16, she moved to Belgrade, Serbia. She lived in Belgrade with her friend, and close to decorator of National Theatre in Belgrade, Stanislav Veljkovic, her future husband. They are married when Jelisaveta was 20 years old. They are married in St. Mark's Church (old church), Tasmajdan Park. Couple had seven children. Her husband passed away in 1983. She had |
+ | Jelisaveta was born as Cenka Kufner in Ravna Gora, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) on 18 July 1904. She had two sisters and two brothers. At age of 16, she moved to Belgrade, Serbia. She lived in Belgrade with her friend, and close to decorator of National Theatre in Belgrade, Stanislav Veljkovic, her future husband. They are married when Jelisaveta was 20 years old. They are married in St. Mark's Church (old church), Tasmajdan Park. Couple had seven children. Her husband passed away in 1983. She had cataract surgery and was no longer able to watch television due to the surgery. During her final years, she had bad eyesight and she could no longer read. She attributed her longevity to good genetics in her family, her aunt died at the age of 103 years, and uncle at the age of 104 years. |
She lived in Savski Venac, Belgrade, Serbia with her daughter Zora Antonijevic. At the age of 111, she had 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. |
She lived in Savski Venac, Belgrade, Serbia with her daughter Zora Antonijevic. At the age of 111, she had 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. |
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Jelisaveta Veljkovic (Serbian: Јелисавета Вељковић; 18 July 1904 – 22 October 2016) was a Croatian-Serbian supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest living person in Serbia.
Biography
Jelisaveta was born as Cenka Kufner in Ravna Gora, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) on 18 July 1904. She had two sisters and two brothers. At age of 16, she moved to Belgrade, Serbia. She lived in Belgrade with her friend, and close to decorator of National Theatre in Belgrade, Stanislav Veljkovic, her future husband. They are married when Jelisaveta was 20 years old. They are married in St. Mark's Church (old church), Tasmajdan Park. Couple had seven children. Her husband passed away in 1983. She had cataract surgery and was no longer able to watch television due to the surgery. During her final years, she had bad eyesight and she could no longer read. She attributed her longevity to good genetics in her family, her aunt died at the age of 103 years, and uncle at the age of 104 years.
She lived in Savski Venac, Belgrade, Serbia with her daughter Zora Antonijevic. At the age of 111, she had 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Veljkovic died in Belgrade, Serbia on 22 October 2016 at the age of 112 years, 96 days. After her death, Djurdja Stojkovic became the oldest known living person in Serbia.
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References
- Europeansupercentenarians.org
- Goranka Cenka jedna od najstarijih žena na svijetu
- Јелисавета Вељковић, вршњакиња „Политике”
| Serbia’s Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Rade Grujicic • Kostadinka Momirovic • Jovo Latinovic • Jelisaveta Veljkovic • Mara Radenkovic • Darinka Jandric • Nadezda Pavlovic • Tamara Krutikov • Milka Baukovic |