Fannie Forman Buten, believed to be the oldest Jewish person in the world, died Sept. 24 and was buried two days later at a private graveside service.
Before her death, which was brought on by a stroke, the suburban Philadelphia resident was listed as the 'oldest living' Jewish person 'whose age had been verified,' according to Robert Young of the Gerontology Research Group.
Buten, also the oldest person in Pennsylvania and 37th oldest in the world, was a living history book, said her son-in-law, S. Ty Steinberg. He noted that she witnessed the invention of the telephone, television, flight, automobiles and 'the wonder of cell phones,' as well as lived through two world wars."
