Wally Baker
Encyclopedia
Wally Mary McBride Baker (née Stiefel) (January 9, 1898 – April 8, 2009) was an American
supercentenarian
who was the oldest person ever from Delaware
. She resided at Parkview Nursing home and Rehabilitation Center in Wilmington, Delaware
. One of eight children, longevity
runs in the Stiefel family. Her brother John lived to be 99, and sisters Emma and Anna lived to be 102 and 105, respectively.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
supercentenarian
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
who was the oldest person ever from Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
. She resided at Parkview Nursing home and Rehabilitation Center in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
. One of eight children, longevity
Longevity
The word "longevity" is sometimes used as a synonym for "life expectancy" in demography or known as "long life", especially when it concerns someone or something lasting longer than expected ....
runs in the Stiefel family. Her brother John lived to be 99, and sisters Emma and Anna lived to be 102 and 105, respectively.
See also
- List of oldest people by U.S. state
- LongevityLongevityThe word "longevity" is sometimes used as a synonym for "life expectancy" in demography or known as "long life", especially when it concerns someone or something lasting longer than expected ....
- Oldest peopleOldest peopleThis is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
- SupercentenarianSupercentenarianA supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....