Full Name Dina Guerri Cause of death Infection | Parent(s) Carlo and Maria Guerri Name Dina Manfredini | |
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Born 4 April 1897 ( 1897-04-04 ) Pievepelago, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Occupation Munitions worker, cleaning woman Known for Oldest living person from 4 to 17 December 2012
Oldest immigrant Relatives 7 grandchildren
7 great-grandchildren
12 great-great-grandchildren Died December 17, 2012, Johnston, Iowa, United States Spouse Riccardo Manfredini (m. 1920–1965) Children Mary Manfredini, Enes Manfredini, Dante Manfredini, Rudy Manfredini People also search for Riccardo Manfredini, Mary Manfredini, Enes Manfredini, Dante Manfredini, Rudy Manfredini | ||
Dina manfredini
Dina Manfredini (née Guerri; 4 April 1897 – 17 December 2012) was an Italian-American supercentenarian who was the world's oldest living person from the death of American Besse Cooper on 4 December 2012 until her own death 13 days later. At the time of her death, Manfredini was one of the 10 verified oldest people and the oldest immigrant ever. She was also the oldest person ever to be born in Italy, until being surpassed by Emma Morano in August 2015.
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Biography
Manfredini was born in the small comune of Pievepelago in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. She moved to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1920 with her husband Riccardo Manfredini. 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, 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, died in 1965 at the age of 79.
After his death, Dina lived alone for 42 years until moving into a nursing home in 2007 at age 110. She survived colon cancer at age 101, continued to dance at the age of 103, and was still shoveling snow at 106.
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 man Jiroemon Kimura became the world's oldest living person and Koto Okubo became the world's oldest living woman.