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 Victor in 2016, at age of 108, with his great-granddaughter Emma Parker. | |
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Victor Kallal (born 6 December 1908) is an American centenarian, and one of the oldest living men in the USA.
Biography
Victor Charles Kallal ('Vic') was born on 6 December 1908 in Jerseyville, Illinois, USA. He is the oldest child of Joseph Victor Kallal and Teresa Barbara Kroupa. They had 12 children together.
Victor graduated from the University of Illinois in Urbana in August of 1934. On December 27, 1934 he married Catherine Marie Murphy. In 1939 they moved to Greenville,IL, where Vic became the first manager of the Southwestern Electric Cooperative. They had 8 children together.
Vic retired in 1978 at age 70. He remained an active member of the St Lawrence Catholic Church of Greenville, and took care of his wife Catherine until she passed away in December of 2006. At the time of her death, they had been married 72 years.
Vic lived in his own house with minimal assistance to age 104 in early 2013. Since that time he has resided at Faith Countryside Homes in Highland, IL.
References
- Happy 109th birthday to my Grandpa Victor Kallal Facebook
- Happy 108! WGel, 7 December 2016
- Vic's 100th birthday