Background
Cora Hansen was born in Minnesota on March 25, 1899 to Elling Clausen Skjelbreid (born 1852) and Else Marie Jensdatter Grønnøy (born 1856), farmers who emigrated to the United States from Drangedal in Telemark, Norway.
Cora Hansen was born in Minnesota on March 25, 1899 to Elling Clausen Skjelbreid (born 1852) and Else Marie Jensdatter Grønnøy (born 1856), farmers who emigrated to the United States from Drangedal in Telemark, Norway.
Or Chinese-Canadian woman Sum Ying Fung died on 6 December 2011 if her claim age was correct)
In 1912 Hansen and her family moved on to Jenner, Alberta, Canada. She moved into the Valleyview Care Centre in Medicine Hat, Alberta in her 90s. She died there on April 18, 2012 at the age of 113 years, 24 days.
After her death, Merle Barwis became the oldest Canadian living person.
Personal life
She had one daughter Eleanor, two grandchildren Jim and Allyson and one great-grandson Brooks living today. On her 108th birthday in 2007, she credited her longevity to God and living a simple life without drinking any alcohol.
Despite being bedridden and having serious vision and hearing problems, she was active, alert and lucid from time to time.