Tome Takaoka | |
Tome Takaoka at the age of 113. | |
Birth: | 1 January 1899 Osaka, Japan |
Death: | 12 April 2012 Ibaraki, Japan |
Age: | 113 years, 102 days |
Country: | JPN |
Validated |
Tome Takaoka (1 January 1899 – 12 April 2012) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest known person in Ibaraki, Japan when she died.
Biography
Tome Takaoka was born on 1 January 1899 in Japan. She became the oldest person in Ibaraki prefecture at the age of 110, following the death of 114-year-old Chiyo Shiraishi on 19 November 2009.
Tome Takaoka died from pneumonia in Ibaraki, Japan on 12 April 2012 at the age of 113 years, 102 days. She had a private funeral attended by members of her family.
References
- Table A - Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date) Gerontology Research Group
- The oldest in the prefecture, Tome Takaoka, dead at 113 Ibaraki News