Helen Doan
Helen Doan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 September 1911 Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | (aged 112 years, 213 days) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | Oldest living person in Canada (2024) |
| Spouse | Harold |
| Children | 2 |
Helen McKinnon Doan (née Donaldson; 18 September 1911 – 18 April 2024) was a Canadian supercentenarian.
Biography
[edit]Helen Doan spent her childhood in Temiskaming Shores. Doan remembered collecting money for the soldiers during the first world war at a young age.[1] She moved with her parents to Toronto in 1923, where she lived until her death. After graduating from high school, she trained as an accountant, a profession she worked in until her retirement in 1976.[2] In 1987, she published a book Every Woman: Adapting to Mid-Life Change.[3]
In 1935, she married Harold Doan, with whom she had a daughter and a son. She had five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.[4] She played softball well into old age. According to her own statement, one of her granddaughters taught her how to use an IPad at the age of 98. In September 2021, Doan became a supercentenarian on her 110th birthday. Following the death of Mabel Mah at the age of 113 on January 30, 2024, Doan would be the oldest person living in Canada.[5] Helen Doan died on April 18, 2024, at the age of 112 years and 213 days (41,121 days total).
References
[edit]- ^ "'Just keep breathing,' says Toronto resident Helen Doan on her 112th birthday". Toronto. 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "The key to longevity? 'Just keep breathing,' says 112-year-old Toronto resident Helen Doan". 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ Doan, Helen McKinnon (1987). Every woman: adapting to mid-life change. Toronto: Stoddart. ISBN 978-0-7737-5079-1.
- ^ "Profile page for Helen Doan". Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ Britten, Liam (January 12, 2023). "At 113, one of Canada's oldest people has died in her Vancouver home". CBC News.