World's oldest living woman dies at age 115

January 19, 2007

The world's oldest known woman, Montrealer, died on Thursday, passing away peacefully in her sleep.

She earned the distinction as the oldest living woman when 116-year-old of Tennessee, U.S.A. died on December 11, 2006.

Bertrand was born on September 16, 1891 in, a town in Quebec's , and lived there for the majority of her life. She was the oldest of six children, and never married. She moved to Montreal after the death of her parents, and later moved into a nursing home.

She had never left her sixth-floor room in the nursing home for two years, but unexpectedly, she asked to tour the building the day before she died.

Bertrand will be buried in Coaticook.