| Tetsu Ishii | |
 Tetsu Ishii on her 109th birthday in 2013. | |
| Birth: | 15 September 1904 Tomai, Aomori, Japan |
| Death: | 4 March 2017 Takko, Aomori, Japan |
| Age: | 112 years, 170 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Tetsu Ishii [Japanese: 石井テツ] (15 September 1904 – 4 March 2017) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She is the oldest validated person ever to have lived in Aomori Prefecture.
Biography[]
Tetsu Ishii was born in Tomai, Aomori Prefecture, Japan (Tome Village (now Ninohe), Iwate Prefecture according to her death mention) on 15 September 1904. Following the death of 109-year-old Ritsu Kudo on 7 July 2013, she became the oldest living person in Aomori Prefecture.
On her 110th birthday in 2014, Ishii was recuperating in the hospital since she hurt her leg. Her eldest son, Yoshikazu, said that her secret to longevity was her generous personality.
Ishii's age was verified by Waclaw Jan Kroczek and Japan's MHLW, and validated by the GRG on 6 December 2015.
Tetsu Ishii died of old age in Takko, Aomori Prefecture, Japan on 4 March 2017 at the age of 112 years, 170 days.
References[]
- https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/tetsu-ishii/ Tetsu Ishii
- Gerontology Research Group
- 青森県 Data Collection Site
- 110th birthday Aomori TV, 15 September 2014 (dead link)
- 県内１００歳以上４９３人 １１年連続で過去最多 Mutsu Shimpo, 12 September 2015 (Archived)
- 石井テツさん死去／県内最高齢者, Too Nippo, 7 March 2017 (Archived)