N.J. woman, oldest living American resident, dies at 114

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N.J. woman, oldest living American resident, dies at 114

By Craig Turpin NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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on February 09, 2017 at 1:45 PM, updated February 09, 2017 at 4:16 PM

RARITAN TWP. -- Adele Dunlap, who turned 114 in December, died on Sunday at Hunterdon Medical Center. ... She was the oldest person living in America, a distinction that now passes to Delphine Gibson, 113, of Huntingdon County, Pa., a rural area west of Harrisburg, said Robert D. Young, director of the Gerontology Research Group.

Marie-Josephine Gaudette, 114, who currently lives in Italy, is the oldest living American, Young said.

Dunlap, who was born in Newark on Dec. 12, 1902, had become the oldest person living in America in July. She is survived by two sons, six grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. ... Two years ago she had no explanation for her longevity, and at the time her son Earl urged her, "Just keep going for the record."

A birthday celebration was held in December at Country Arch Care Center in Union Township in Hunterdon County, where she was living. She assumed the title of oldest American resident when Goldie Michelson of Massachusetts died on July 8. Dunlap said earlier this year she stopped counting her age when she turned 104.
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