| Rosa Castrodad Melendez | |
 Castrodad Melendez on her 111th birthday in 2023 | |
| Birth: | 20 April 1912 Cidra, Puerto Rico |
| Death: | 17 July 2023 Cidra, Puerto Rico |
| Age: | 111 years, 88 days |
| Country: |  PRI, USA
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| Validated | |
Rosa Castrodad Melendez (20 April 1912 – 17 July 2023) was a Puerto Rican supercentenarian who was the oldest known living person in Puerto Rico at the time of her death. Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Rosa Castrodad Melendez was born in Cidra, Puerto Rico on 20 April 1912. She married her cousin Pedro Luis Castrodad Meléndez and they both raised their family with dignity without food stamps, (introduced in the working island of Puerto Rico in 1974), nor Medicaid, (founded abroad in 1965), and they never resided in public housing.
Following the death of 109-year-old Basilia Rodriguez Santiago on 13 May 2021, Castrodad Melendez became the oldest known living woman in Puerto Rico. Following the death of 111-year-old Juan Escribano on 5 December 2021, she became the oldest known living person in Puerto Rico.
Castrodad Melendez died in Cidra, Puerto Rico on 17 July 2023 at the age of 111 years, 88 days.
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References[]
- 109 no son na’ Rosa Castrodad Melendez Lymari Vicente Castrodad on Facebook, 18 April 2021
- Rosa Castrodad Meléndez nació en Cidra el 20 de abril de 1912 y hoy domingo le celebraron sus 110 años Conociendo a Puerto Rico on Facebook, 24 April 2022
- 🇵🇷¡Aviso de cumpleaños! Este jueves Rosa Castrodad Meléndez cumple 111 años y tiene muchas anécdotas de antaño para contar Conociendo a Puerto Rico on Facebook, 19 April 2023
- 🇵🇷 Rosa Castrodad Meléndez nació en Cidra el 20 de abril de 1912 y hoy cumplió 111 años Conociendo a Puerto Rico on Facebook, 20 April 2023
- 🇵🇷😢Rosa Castrodad Meléndez, quien cumplió 111 años el pasado 20 de abril, falleció ayer lunes en su pueblo natal de Cidra Conociendo a Puerto Rico on Facebook, 19 July 2023
- 2024 Validations Gerontology Research Group
| Puerto Rico's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Jose del Carmen Matos Santiago • Petronila Ramos Gonzales • Pedro Zorrilla Caballero • Maria Echeandia Cumpiano • Emilia Hernandez de Ramos • Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan • Emiliano Mercado del Toro • Francisco Haddock Navarro • Matilde Monclova Lebron • Urbana Santiago • Maria Rivera Cruz • Amparo Cora de Santiago • Secundina Rivera Cumba • Emilio Flores Marquez • Juan Escribano • Rosa Castrodad Melendez • Bienvenido Diaz Guilfu • Ana Luisa Garcia |