Edie Ceccarelli - Age, Family, Bio

American supercentenarian who, in 2023, was the oldest known living person in the United States and the third oldest living person in the world. She celebrated her 114th birthday in February 2022. 

Before Fame

She was the first of seven children born to Italian immigrants. She was married to a pressman for the Santa Rosa Democrat. She lived in her own home until the age of 107 when she moved into a senior living facility. 

Trivia

She suffers from dementia but was still capable of walking with the aid of a walker. She became the oldest validated living person in the United States after the death of Bessie Hendricks on January 3, 2023. She is one of only three American-born people remaining born before 1909 who are still alive. 

Family Life

Her parents were Agostino and Maria Recagno. She married Elmer "Brick" Keenan. After his death in 1984, she married Charles Ceccarelli in 1986. He passed away in 1990. 

Associated With

Edna Parker was another American supercentenarian who passed in November of 2008. 

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