| Marie Guerne | |
 Guerne at the age of 105 | |
| Birth: | 26 March 1912 Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Death: | 23 February 2024 Orvin, Canton of Bern, Switzerland |
| Age: | 111 years, 334 days |
| Country: |  SUI
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| Validated | |
Marie Guerne-Graf (26 March 1912 – 23 February 2024) was a Swiss supercentenarian who was the oldest living person in Switzerland at the time of her death. Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Marie Guerne was born in Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland on 26 March 1912. She married Henri Guerne in 1937. The couple had at least one son: Jean-Pierre Guerne.
Guerne moved to London, for a linguistic stay, then joined Paris, and Saint-Moritz, to perfect her knowledge.
In April 2019, when Guerne was 107, she met with 100 year-old Verene Cuenin and 100 year-old Elisabeth Domon, setting a combined age of 307 years.
She became the oldest known living person in Switzerland, following the death of 112-year-old Alice Schaufelberger-Hunziker on 16 November 2020, and the oldest known living person born in Switzerland following the death of 110-year-old Anna Leglise of France on 9 March 2021.
Guerne's age was verified by Flavio Stuber, and validated by the GRG on 12 June 2023.
Marie Guerne died in Orvin, Canton of Bern, Switzerland on 23 February 2024 at the age of 111 years, 334 days. Following her death, then 110-year-old Anna Furrer became the oldest known living person in Switzerland.
Gallery[]
References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- Marie Guerne-Graf Gerontology Research Group
- Elle défile à l'âge de 100 ans! Journal du Jura, 20 August 2012
- A 105 ans, elle demeure active Arcinfo.ch, 27 March 2017
- Marie Guerne, 105 ans, toujours partante pour une activité (pdf), April 2017
- Une troisième centenaire fêtée à la Résidence Les Roches Journal du Jura, 1 April 2019
- Marie Guerne, la doyenne de l'établissement âgée de 109 ans, plie le linge. TeleBielingue on Facebook, 28 September 2021
- À 109 ans, elle est la doyenne de la Suisse Journal du Jura, 2 December 2021
- Die älteste Schweizerin feiert in Orvin Bieler Tagblatt, 8 December 2021
- La doyenne de la Suisse fête ses 110 ans à Orvin Canal Alpha, 27 March 2022
- Älteste Schweizerin mit 111 Jahren gestorben Blick, 26 February 2024
| 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 • Anna Furrer |