My paternal grandparents died in 1985 (grandfather) when I was 20, and 1997 (grandmother) in 1997, when I was 32. I’m not sure how old either of them were, except that they were in their late 70s/early 80s.
I never had any contact with my maternal grandparents, but their story was very strange (supposedly my grandfather died in his 40s but his gravestone said he was 71; maternal grandmother was my mom’s stepmother and they hated each other). Grandmother died some time in the '70s or '80s, but I never heard much about it.
Both maternal grandparents died, her father died before my mother was born at the end of world war 1, when my mother was about 6 months old her mother died. My paternal grandfather died when I was 18 my grandmother when I was 36.
I was born with four grandparents and two parents, none of whom are left. Mother’s parents died when I was very young (mother’s mother so much so that I have no memories of it, mother’s father when I was maybe six-ish, and I have some memory of my parents taking us to visit him and finding him dead in his bed). Father’s mother died of lung cancer when I was in my teens, caused primarily by my father’s father’s smoking. Father’s father died when I was 25 in his late 80s having chain-smoked his way through the previous five decades.
Mother died when I was 23, Father died a couple of years ago, and I’m not 40 yet.
Paternal grandfather passed when I was 3; maternal grandfather when I was 14; paternal grandmother when I was 15; and maternal grandmother when I was 22.
Lost my dad when I was 13 and my mom when I was 31.
I was -21 when my father’s father died; 16 when his mother died; 25 when my mother’s father died, and 39 when her mother died. I became an orphan at the age of 60.
Three of my five grandparents (see footnote) died on the same anniversary date, which makes me a bit nervous every year when it rolls around because my parents are now getting up there in age.
Footnote: That Grandma got divorced when my dad was a teenager and remarried. Both of them died on that day, as did my maternal grandmother.
I still have one: I’m 37. I was lucky enough to know all four. My maternal grandmother died when I was 10. (She was 62). My paternal grandmother died when I was in college; she was 74. My maternal grandfather died two years ago, and he was 84. My paternal grandfather is still with us and doing fairly well. He’s 88 and while his health isn’t excellent, it’s not too bad for an 88 year old. I hope he’s around for some time, but of course one never knows at that age.
My maternal grandparents died when I was 23 and 27 (g’ma and g’pa, respectively).
My paternal grandparents died right around the time I turned 40; I’d have to look it up to see if I was still 39 when either or both died, which I probably won’t bother to do.
I’m 45, and have one remaining grandmother, who will be 90 in May.
When I was born, I had both sets of grandparents and a living great-grandmother. I lost my father earlier than any of the grandparents I knew (1978, at age 35.)
Paternal grandfather died in 1979, at the age of 72.
Great grandmother died in 1980, aged 92.
Maternal grandfather died in 1983, at age 60.
Paternal grandmother died in 1997, at age 95.
The men in my family seem to die far too young, but the women live forever.
Ummm, 35, I think. My maternal GM was 93 when she died. She’d lived alone and taken care of herself until a week or so before her death. She’d also beaten my mother at Scrabble a few days before her death.
My maternal GGM and GGP lived into their late 80s. They were born in the late 1800s. Strong genes on that side of the family.
I didn’t know my paternal GF at all. He was an alcoholic and died when I was a young teenager.
My paternal GM died in her 80s, but had suffered small strokes and wasn’t right. I really hope I don’t inherit those genes.
Well first off, I am bumping this post.
Anyways:
Paternal Grandmother died this week. She was 80. I am 14.
My other grandparents are still alive, paternal grandfather is 81, maternal grandfather is 77, and maternal grandmother is 73 (when she goes I will be such a mess). My paternal grandmother’s sister is still alive at 82 but isn’t there anymore, dementia has erased her memory over the last 6 years.
As for my parents:
My dad:
Maternal Grandfather died before my dad was born in like 1961, I think he was 54 but I’m not sure.
Paternal Grandmother died when she was 66 in August of 1978, my dad was 9.
Maternal Grandmother died when she was 76 in April of 1984, my dad was 15. (Same cancer that killed my grandmother and my dad’s cousin).
Paternal Step-Grandmother died in 2011, I was 7 or 8 at the time and I never met her, I don’t even know how old she was when she died but I think she was in her late 80s or early 90s.
Paternal Grandfather died when he was 99 in March of 2014, my dad was 45 and I was 10, he was the only great grandparent I remember well and got to know.
My mom:
Paternal Grandfather died when he was 76 in February of 1993, my mom was 25.
Maternal Grandfather died when he was 88 in September of 2001, my mom was 33 (he died on my parents first anniversary, and 18 days after 9/11).
Paternal Grandmother died when she was 80 or 81 in May of 2002, my mom was 34. She died just before Mother’s Day (and my great aunt’s birthday) like my grandmother.
Maternal Grandmother died when she was 94 in November of 2006, my mom was 38 and I was 3, I remember her VERY vaguely.
Maternal Grandmother’s Cousin died when she was 101 in September of 2014, my mom was 46 and I was 11, she was like a great grandmother to me.
I’m not sure on my dad’s side. But I know my maternal grandmother met one of her grandmothers who died when my grandmother was 1 or 2 (so around 1945-1947) I believe. My maternal grandfather met his maternal grandparents, his grandmother died in 1944 or 1945 when my grandfather was 4, and his grandfather died in 1951 or 1952 when my grandfather was 11 (they were very, very close)
All in all I just hope my grandparents live to see great grandchildren. I was lucky to have 2 great grandparents, I hope my kids will have the same good fortune.
I was 6 days short of my 24th birthday when my last grandparent died. He was my maternal GF and was also the oldest of all my grand parents. However, my wife was 51 when her last grandparent died in 2006.