| Marcelina Arauz | |
 Arauz on her 110th birthday in 2019. | |
| Birth: | 1 June 1909 Panama |
| Death: | 26 March 2022 Los Llanos, Ocu District, Panama |
| Age: | 112 years, 298 days |
| Country: |  PAN
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| Validated | |
Marcelina Arauz de Maure [Spanish: Araúz] (1 June 1909 – 26 March 2022) was a Panamanian supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest known living person in Panama at the time of her death.
Biography[]
Marcelina Arauz was born in Ocú, Herrera, Panama on 1 June 1909. She married a man with the surname Maure. They had four children. At the age of 111, she had nine grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and more than 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Arauz died in Los Llanos, Ocu District, Herrera, Panama, on 26 March 2022 at the age of 112 years, 298 days. Her death was due to COVID-19, so she became the oldest victim of the disease in Latin America.
References[]
- 2022 validations Gerontology Research Group
- La ocueña más longeva, cumplió 111 años de edad El Siglo (Panama), 2 June 2020
- Dicen que 20 Años No es Nada... Que Tal 112 Maria S Arosemena on Facebook, 1 June 2021
| Panama's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Serafina Herrera de Sugasti • Guillermina Acosta Bilbao • Bienvenida Vergara Jaen de Cano • Maria Mercedes Arrocha Graell • Clara Cedeno Tello • Elvira Paredes • Marcelina Arauz de Maure • Dolores Maria Vazquez |