Coverage dated October 9, 2023 to October 10, 2023
104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after making a skydive that could put her in the record books
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Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died. Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, says she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living …
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Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died. Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, says she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living …
Dorothy Hoffner, a lifelong Chicagoan and centenarian who recently set a world record for being the oldest person to ever participate in a tandem skydive, has passed away just a week after her incredible jump.
Dorothy Hoffner, who on Oct. 1 set the world record as the oldest person ever to tandem skydive at age 104, died Monday, Skydive Chicago and the U.S. Parachute Association announced.
Dorothy Hoffner, a lifelong Chicagoan and centenarian who recently set a world record for being the oldest person to ever participate in a tandem skydive, has passed away just a week after her incredible jump.
Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died.
Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died. Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, said she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living …
Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died.
Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane,
"Age is just a number," Dorothy Hoffner said moments after landing a skydive that could see her certified as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane. A close friend reports she died days later.
