Ted Petkoff | |
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Birth: | 31 January 1904 Capari, Bitola, Ottoman Empire (present-day Macedonia) |
Death: | 5 April 2012 Georgina, Ontario, Canada |
Age: | 108 years, 65 days |
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Centenarian |
Metody Naum "Ted" Petkoff (31 January 1904 – 5 April 2012) was a Macedonian-born Canadian centenarian who was the oldest known living Macedonian-born person at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Ted Petkoff was born in the village of Capari, Bitola Municipality, Pelagonia Statistical Region, Ottoman Empire, (present-day North Macedonia) on 31 January 1904. Later he moved to Toronto, Canada in 1920. He worked shining shoes, washing dishes and slept in barns hoping for a free meal from the farmer. After the war, he found work selling confectionery and eventually met Oliver Crockford who built him a small block building which he opened in 1954 as "Ted's". He also operated the cafeteria at West Hill C.I. and Midland C.I. in the 1960s before retiring in 1970.
Ted Petkoff died in Georgina, Ontario, Canada on 5 April 2012 at the age of 108 years, 65 days. At the time of his death he was the 4th oldest man ever from Ontario behind Tokusuke Oyakawa, Telesphore Beaudry, and Simon Baverstock he was also the oldest known man ever born in Macedonia, until December 2022 when he was surpassed by Ramiz Selmani.
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References[]
- Live Your Dream – Ted Petkoff – Part 1 – (The Oldest Macedonian) YouTube, 4 October 2011
- Live Your Dream - Ted Petkoff - Part 2 – (The Oldest Macedonian) YouTube, 5 October 2011
- Ted Petkoff, 108, dies YorkRegion.com, 6 April 2012
- Obituary of Metody Naum Petkoff Forrest & Taylor, 6 April 2012
- Најстариот Македонец почина на 108 години DW News, 8 April 2012