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Stella Cooley
Birth: 6 November 1897
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 23 June 2008
Canton, Ohio, USA
Age: 110 years, 230 days
Country: United StatesUSA
Validated

Stella K. Cooley (née Heider; 6 November 1897 – 23 June 2008) was an American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography[]

Stella Cooley was born as Stella K. Heider in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA on 6 November 1897. Her parents were John and Rose (née Hessler) Heider.

Cooley had four husbands during her lifetime, three of whom she got divorced with. She had at least four children from her first three marriages.

Cooley later moved from Cambria County, Pennsylvania to Stark County, Ohio. She resided in Canton, Ohio from 1929 until her death.

Cooley's fourth husband, Roy Cooley, died in 1965. She also outlived two of her children, Eugene Hess and Shirley Yeager.

Stella Cooley died in Canton, Ohio, USA on 23 June 2008 at the age of 110 years, 230 days. She was survived by two daughters, Velma Barker and Mary Palombo; one son-in-law, Joseph Palombo; 14 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

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