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Tsurue Furuno
Birth: 25 August 1907
Japan
Death: 8 July 2019
Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Age: 111 years, 317 days
Country: JapanJPN
Validated

Tsurue Furuno (Japanese: 古野ツルエ; 25 August 1907 – 8 July 2019) was a Japanese supercentenarian who is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography[]

Tsurue Furuno was born in Japan on 25 August 1907. She became the oldest living person in Kumamoto Prefecture upon the death of a 111-year-old woman on 21 January 2018.

Furuno died in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan on 8 July 2019 at the age of 111 years, 317 days. Upon her death, Chie Ogata became the oldest living person in Kumamoto Prefecture.

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