Maria Hricova

Maria Hricova
Mária Hricová on her 106th birthday in 1979.
Birth:	12 July 1873 Košice, Košice Region, Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Death:	4 November 1979 Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia
Age:	106 years, 115 days
Country:	SVK
Centenarian

Maria Hricova [Slovak: Mária Hricová] (12 July 1873 – 4 November 1979) was a Slovakian centenarian who was the oldest known living person in Slovakia at the time of her death.

Biography

Mária Hricová was born in Košice, Košice Region, Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia), on 12 July 1873, into a poor family. She lost her parents at the age of six, and lived with her family in the countryside. From the age of 19, she worked as a worker in several factories. At some point, she married, and had six children, Mária, Alžbeta, Anna, and On­drej.

On 12 July 1973, she celebrated her 100th birthday, becoming a centenarian. At the age of 106, she had seven grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.

Mária Hricová died in Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia, on 4 November 1979, at the age of 106 years, 115 days. Following her death, then 102-year-old Mária Fillová became the oldest known living person in Slovakia.

References

• 106-ročná Mária Hricová z Košíc Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky, 12 July 1979
• 106-ročná Mária Hricová z Košíc Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky, 12 July 1979
• Hricová Mária (1873–1979) Virtual cemeteries of Slovakia

Slovakia's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E)

Maria Hricova • Maria Fillova • Katarina Cavojova • Anna Bednarova • Adela Ivancova • Jozefina Bartizalova • Anna Michulkova • Magdalena Skorvankova • Maria Holoubkova • Anna Morakova • Alzbeta Budinska • Zuzana Holla • Hedviga Sekerasova • Eleonora Dvoranova • Anna Balasova • Helena Schusterova • Rozalia Polackova • Maria Ceremugova • Paula Simanova • Stefania Sovcikova • Elvira Weiszova • Margita Bindasova • Gizela Dvoncova • Ilona Szeker • Juliana Jarosova