- Florence Homan
Florence Homan (
November 18 ,1893 –August 13 ,2006 ) wasOhio 's oldest person sinceMay 23 ,2006 , and was listed inGuinness World Records (2007 edition) as one of the top 15 world's oldest living people at the time. Her ranking had been tied for 12th before she died at the age of 112 years and 268 days, which at the time was older than the then oldest living persons inFrance (112), theUnited Kingdom (111) andGermany (110).Born Florence Wilker, she married Arthur Homan in 1941. He died in 1988. Due to the late marriage, they had no children. She lived on her own until age 105, when she moved into a nursing home.
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* [http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/115571739886030.xml&coll=2 Oldest Ohio resident dies, 112]
*cite news |url=http://www.westlifenews.com/2005/11-23/112.html |title=River resident celebrates 112th year |work=Westlife |author=Michelle Payne |date=November 23 ,2005 |accessdate=2007-12-09
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