Lourdina Conceicao Lobo | |
Lourdina on her 111th birthday. | |
Unvalidated |
Lourdina Conceicao Lobo (born 8 December 1908) is an Indian supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Conceicao Lobo was born in Socorro, Goa, India, on 8 December 1908 at Salvador do Mundo as the oldest of nine children. At the time, Goa was still a Portuguese colony on the South-West coast of India. Her mother and aunt both lived to be 98 years old. She had a Catholic upbringing and can recite prayers in Konkani (the official language of Goa), as well as Latin and Portuguese. In 1944, she married a man named Jose Maria Lago in Camurlim at the age of 36. She lived on her own until age 103, and would regularly cook, sew and welcome guests. Although she suffers from dementia, her sense of humor and her strong personality are still intact.
At her 102nd birthday, she had four children and six grandchildren.
Conceicao Lobo currently lives in Goa, India, at the age of 115 years, 132 days. She currently resides in Camurlim, Goa, India. Her last surviving sister is 92 years old.
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References
- 100th birthday news report
- This centurion needs to make headlines... 4 March 2011
- 110th birthday Facebook, 8 December 2018
- This day and age: A 110-year-old grandmother’s guide to growing older The Indian Express, 17 November 2019
- 111th birthday Facebook, 8th December 2019
- How to live to be 111 — Call your mom and eat ice cream whenever you want Tweakindia, 10 May 2020