Milivoje Matejic | |
Matejic (aged 106) in April 2016 | |
Birth: | 5 February 1910 Desine, Veliko Gradiste, Kingdom of Serbia (now Serbia) |
Death: | 20 April 2016 Desine, Veliko Gradiste, Serbia |
Age: | 106 years, 75 days |
Country: | SRB |
Centenarian |
Milivoje Matejic [Serbian: Миливоје Матејић] (5 February 1910 – 20 April 2016) was a Serbian centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Serbia at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Milivoje Matejic was born in the village of Desine, Veliko Gradiste, Kingdom of Serbia (now Serbia) on 5 February 1910. During the World War II, he served in Royal Yugoslav Army.
He married Divosija and had two children: Dusan and Zivorad. Before the birth of their sons, they also had one daughter who died at the age of six.
His son Zivorad was killed in a fight in 1981. His wife died around 2006 at the age of 96. His son Dusan (aged 80 in April 2016) lived with his family in France.
He worked as a farmer until age 102. Following the death of 104-year-old Ilija Trifunovic on 9 March 2012, he became the oldest known living man in Serbia.
At the age of 106, he had one grandson, one granddaughter, two great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Milivoje Matejic died in the village of Desine, Veliko Gradiste, Serbia on 20 April 2016 at the age of 106 years, 75 days. Following his death, then-105-year-old Branko Kurjacki of Srbobran, became the oldest known living man in Serbia.
References[]
- Deda Milivoje od 106 godina: Jedem, pijem, a i žene volim da pogledam RTS, 28 March 2016
- Djed Mima prevalio sto šestu godinu – nada se da će bog da se zabroji za još neku Slobodna Riječ, 19 April 2016
- Istekla je „božija veresija" deda Mime od 106 leta Politika, 21 April 2016
- Milivoje Matejić, najstariji Srbin, umro 107. godini KURIR, 23 April 2016
Serbia’s Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
Rade Grujicic • Jovo Latinovic • Ilija Trifunovic • Milivoje Matejic • Branko Kurjacki • Vitomir Bozic • Stepan Dobricanovic • Radivoje Stevanovic • Simo Ivosevic • Zivan Popovic • Zivorad Markovic |