Dina Manfredini
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Manfredini on her 115th birthday in April 2012
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| Born | Dina Guerri 4 April 1897 Pievepelago, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Died | 17 December 2012 (aged Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)[1] Johnston, Iowa, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Infection |
| Occupation | Munitions worker, cleaning woman |
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| Spouse(s) | Riccardo Manfredini[2] (1886–1965)[3] (m. 1920–1965; his death)[2] |
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| Parent(s) | Carlo and Maria Guerri[4] |
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Dina Manfredini (née Guerri; 4 April 1897 – 17 December 2012)[1] was an Italian-American supercentenarian who was the world's oldest living person[5] from the death of American Besse Cooper on 4 December 2012[6] until her own death 13 days later.[7] At the time of her death, Manfredini was one of the 10 verified oldest people[8] and the oldest immigrant ever.[5] She was also the oldest person ever to be born in Italy, until being surpassed by Emma Morano in August 2015.[9]
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Biography
Manfredini was born in the small comune of Pievepelago in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.[10] She moved to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1920[2] with her husband Riccardo Manfredini.[10] The couple raised four children: Mary Russo (b. 1921), Dante (b. 1922), Rudy (1924–1997) and Enes (b. 1928). She worked in an ammunition factory during World War II and cleaned houses until she was 90,[10] although she lied about her age so that people would not think she was too old to work. Her husband, who had worked as a coal miner,[2] died in 1965 at the age of 79.[3]
After his death, Dina lived alone for 42 years until moving into a nursing home in 2007 at age 110.[2] She survived colon cancer at age 101, continued to dance at the age of 103, and was still shoveling snow at 106.[11]
Death
She died of an infection on 17 December 2012 and was survived by three of her four children (aged 91, 90 and 84), 7 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren. After Manfredini's death, Japanese Jiroemon Kimura became the world's oldest living person.[8]
See also
- List of supercentenarians from the United States
- List of Italian supercentenarians
- List of the verified oldest women
- List of oldest people by nation
References
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