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This is a list of the top 50 oldest men ever in Alberta if you know someone who is old enough to be on the list feel free to let us know

Oldest men[]

City of
Rank Name Birth Death Age birth death
1 Raphael Cree 10 January 1893 3 December 2002 108 years, 358 days Clearwater Reserve Fort McMurray
2 Harry Brayne 29 December 1877 6 November 1986 108 years, 312 days United KingdomUK Nanton
3 Arthur Critchfield 10 October 1872 19 May 1981 108 Years 221 Days United StatesUSA Cardston
4 Charles Howarth 21 July 1885 7 January 1994 108 years, 170 days United KingdomUK Calgary
5 George Ropchan 13 January 1879 18 May 1987 108 years 125 days UkraineUKR Lamont
6 Stewart Comba 12 March 1915 8 July 2023 108 years, 114 days Manitoba Calgary
7 Clarence Hollingworth 3 March 1915 1 January 2023 107 years 304 days Manitoba Calgary
8 Albert Donnelly 11 August 1888 21 April 1996 107 years, 254 days Ontario Edmonton
9 Harold Dunichand 31 July 1898 20 January 2006 107 years, 173 days IndiaIND Edmonton
10 Frederick Spreter 27 November 1903 11 April 2011 107 years, 135 days GermanyGER Didsbury
11 Adam McDonald 11 May 1872 5 September 1979 107 years, 117 days Manitoba Edmonton
12 Nykola Kos 19 November 1897 19 February 2005 107 years, 92 days UkraineUKR Edmonton
13 Herbert “Herb” Kuehn 18 November 1916 18 December 2023 107 years 30 days Warner Lethbridge
14 George Foster 27 July 1887 4 July 1994 106 years 342 days Ontario Picture Butte
15 Western Ostrander 7 February 1861 8 January 1968 106 years 335 days Ontario Calgary
16 Walter Polley 13 January 1887 5 September 1993 106 years 235 days United KingdomUK Edmonton
17 Eduart Pomrenk 26 November 1910 21 June 2017 106 years 207 days Unknown Ranfurly
18 John Garbencius 17 January 1902 9 June 2008 106 years 144 days LithuaniaLTU Edmonton
19 William Wynder 7 July 1887 1 November 1993 106 Years 117 Days United StatesUSA Hill Spring
20 Otho H. Hunter 12 November 1886 23 February 1993 106 years, 103 days United StatesUSA Edmonton
21 William Eickmeyer 19 April 1912 30 July 2018 106 years 102 days Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House
22 Hiroshi Kuwahara 29 May 1914 26 June 2020 106 years 88 days British Columbia Calgary
23 George Eaton 21 January 1856 19 March 1962 106 years 57 days Ontario Edmonton
24 Tom Albert 31 May 1909 16 July 2015 106 years 46 days Ontario Sylvan Lake
25 Wilbert Wright 23 September 1919 Living 106 years, 53 days Saskatchewan Calgary
26 Metro Fedirchuk 28 November 1913 17 December 2019 106 years 19 days UkraineUKR Vilna
27 Daniel “Dan” Pavelick 1911 6 January 2018 106 years 6-364 days Saskatchewan Leduc
28 Gentry Ohler 21 November 1894 17 October 2000 105 years, 331 days United StatesUSA Claresholm
29 Wilfrid  McIvor 17 February 1901 9 December 2006 105 years 295 days Calgary Calgary
30 Peter Fritzler 15 October 1910 19 July 2016 105 years 278 days United StatesUSA Medicine hat
31 Elias Condon 17 April 1919 12 January 2025 105 years 270 days GreeceGRE Calgary
32 William Andrade 12 January 1916 5 October 2021 105 years 266 days IndiaIND Calgary
33 Dan Enslen 15 July 1918 6 April 2024 105 years 266 days Sasktachewan Calgary
34 Robert McDonald 22 August 1890 21 April 1996 105 years 243 days Manitoba Nanton
35 Jacob Kinzer 25 April 1871 8 December 1976 105 Years 227 Days United StatesUSA Killam
36 Harrald Overn 30 October 1876 6 June 1982 105 years 220 days NorwayNOR Westaskiwan
37 Otto Enders 22 September 1916 29 April 2022 105 years 219 days Unknown Mellowdale
38 Peter Murray 26 September 1882 15 April 1988 105 years 202 days Nova Scotia Camrose
39 Harry Bexson 10 January 1904 30 July 2009 105 years 201 days United KingdomUK Lloydminster
40 Manly Ruttan 30 November 1882 25 May 1988 105 years 177 days Maintoba Calgary
41 Les Giles 23 May 1907 8 September 2012 105 years 108 days United KingdomUK Calgary
42 Peter Haddow 21 November 1904 8 March 2010 105 years 107 days United KingdomUK Calgary
43 Harry Grose 15 January 1887 20 April 1992 105 years 96 days Ontario Calgary
44 Eric Beniston 26 March 1917 30 June 2022 105 years 96 days Saskatchewan Barrhead
45 Albert Kohsel 7 March 1909 26 May 2014 105 years 80 days DenmarkDEN Drumheller
46 Adrian Molhoek 15 April 1914 29 June 2019 105 years 75 days NetherlandsNED Camrose
47 Holger Frandsen 12 May 1904 2 July 2009 105 years 51 days DenmarkDEN Claresholm
48 Donald Hart 18 August 1918 4 October 2023 105 years 47 days Unknown Edmonton
49 C. Spencer Lea 3 February 1913 19 February 2018 105 years 16 days Calgary Calgary
50 Harry Shierman 13 December 1919 31 December 2024 105 years, 8 days Calgary Airdrie

Oldest men who were born in Alberta[]

City of
Rank Name Birth Death Age birth death
1 John Boyd 26 January 1913 26 May 2021 108 years, 120 days Edmonton Ontario
2 Edward Hartwell 10 September 1917 26 February 2025 107 years, 169 days Edmonton British Columbia
3 James “Jim” McRae 28 November 1917 9 April 2024 106  years 133 days Huxley Nova Scotia
4 Solomon “Sam” Pritchard 31 January 1862 11 October 1967 105 years  253 days Rocky Mountain House Saskatchewan
5 Clarence “CD” Simmons 18 January 1912 4 May 2017 105 years 106 days Raymond United StatesUSA
6 Rex Terpening 23 July 1913 15 July 2018 104 years  357 days Wainwirght British Columbia