Merle Barwis

Merle Barwis

Barwis in 2011
Born (1900-12-23)December 23, 1900
Des Moines, Iowa, United States[1]
Died November 22, 2014(2014-11-22)
(aged 113 years, 334 days)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Spouse(s) Dewey Barwis
Children Three

Merle E. Barwis (December 23, 1900 – November 22, 2014)[2] was an American-Canadian supercentenarian who was at the time of her death, aged 113 years 334 days, the oldest living resident of Canada and one of oldest people ever in Canada.[1] She became the oldest living person in Canada from the death of Cora Hansen on April 18, 2012, until her own death 2 years and 7 months later.[1][3] Barwis was the last living Canadian person to have been born during the reign of Queen Victoria.[4][5]

Biography

Merle Barwis was born on December 23, 1900, in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. A few years later, her family moved to Saskatchewan, Canada.[4] She married Dewey Barwis in 1923 and had three children.[4] Her husband worked in the Canadian Pacific railway. In 1952, her husband having retired, her family moved to Victoria, British Columbia. Her husband died in 1966.[1][4]

She outlived her two sons and two of her 10 grandchildren. At the time of her death, she had 17 great-grandchildren.[6]

At the time of her death she was the fourth-longest lived person ever in Canada and the oldest person ever to live in British Columbia.[1][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Canada's Oldest Person, Merle Barwis, Is Also B.C.'s Oldest Ever (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. January 6, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Canada's Oldest Person Dies: Cora Hansen Passes Away At 113". The Huffington Post. April 19, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Canada’s oldest known citizen — and last Victorian — prepares to turn 112 before Christmas Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Merle Barwis becomes the oldest British Columbian ever At 113 years and 14 days she is also among the 13 oldest people on the planet". The Vancouver Sun. January 5, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Oldest Canadian Merle Barwis dies at 113". Toronto Star. November 27, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
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