A woman believed to be the last living person born in the nineteenth century died at the age of 124, according to reports. Francisca Susano, also known as Lola Iska, passed away in her house in Kabankalan, Philippines, on Monday night. She was the oldest woman in the world.
According to local government officials, she was the world’s oldest individual, outliving the previous record-holder by two years.
Guinness World Records was looking through documentation as recently as September. But she died before they could independently verify her age.
Francisca Susano was born on September 11, 1897, according to local records. It was one year before Spain surrendered control of the Philippines and sold it to the United States.
It was also the year that the ice cream scoop was invented. Also, Marconi sent the first radio transmission across the sea.
Lola’s life consisted of a diet that consisted primarily of vegetables, with little meat and no pork.
According to the Sun, she also claimed that not consuming alcohol helped her live to such a ripe old age.
Lola Iska: Oldest woman in the world: Inspiration and pride
The cause of Lola’s death is not yet out, according to Kabankalan’s public information officer, Jake Carlyne Gonzales.
He informed CNN Philippines that she would have been tested for Covid-19. But no signs of the virus were there.
‘It is with sadness in our heart that we received the news that our beloved Lola Francisca Susano passed away early this Monday evening November 22,” the Kabankalan City Government stated in a statement on Facebook.
‘Lola Iska is the oldest person in the Philippines in Negros Occidental.
‘Mayor Pedro Zayco, Vice Mayor Raul Rivera and all city officials, as well as all the people of Kabankalan City, condoles and prays with the family of Lola Iska in their period of bereavement.
‘Lola Iska will always remain as our inspiration and pride.’
