The oldest person in the United States has died at 115: he has seen the sinking of the Titanic, the world wars and all the economic crises

To the 115 years old and having experienced historical moments of the last century such as the sinking of the Titanic and the two world wars, The woman believed to be the oldest in the United States has died.

It concerns Bessie Hendricks, born November 7, 1907 and whose death occurred on Tuesday, January 3 at the Shady Oaks Care Center in Salt Lake City.

The funeral home Lampe and Powers of the city gave the sad news and, after his death, the Gerontology Research Group – the scientific organization in charge of verifying which are the supercentenarians, i.e. those who are more than 110 years old certified the women’s record nationwide.

Almost two months ago she turned 115, in which – in addition to being a witness to emblematic events in history – she married Paul Hendricks, He had five children, nine grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren.. Her husband died in 1995.

Her longevity has made her one of the few people who he lived through the passage of 21 presidents in the White House, the two world wars and the Great Depressionamong other major economic crises that have revolutionized the world in recent decades.

In addition to facts related to economics and politics, too experienced the rise and fall of the Spanish flu, the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and the recent Covid-19 pandemic which triggered a massive worldwide lockdown the likes of which had rarely happened before.

It was born before the World Cup startedin 1930, and lived while all editions of the tournament were played until the last one, Qatar 2022, which ended on December 18th.

A few years ago, when he was already 110, revealed Hendricks his big secret to a long life.

“Work hard, stay away from doctors, and make sure you enjoy sweets, like a piece of cake or a slice of birthday cake.”he said in 2017.

Bessi’s funeral will be held this weekend at Lampe & Powers Funeral Home in Lake City.

That she was the oldest woman before Bessi

Hendricks became the oldest woman in the country following the death of Thelma Sutcliffe in 2021, who was also 115 years and 108 days old when she died in Omaha, Nebraska.

“He died peacefully in Omaha in a nursing home,” his 94-year-old grandson Robert Sorenson said when he broke the news on April 17, 2021.

According to the Gerontology Research Group, Sutcliffe was the oldest person in the United States and the seventh oldest in the world at the time.

Thelma Sutcliffe had attributed her long life to the fact that she had never had children, had never smoked and was a firm believer in “never worrying about anything”.

The woman was born on October 1, 1906 and had also witnessed the great world events of the 20th century.

With information from agencies

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