Dina Manfredini ( née Guerri ; 4 April 1897 -- 17 December 2012 ) was an Italian-American supercentenarian who was the world 's oldest living person from the death of American Besse Cooper on 4 December 2012 until her own death 13 days later .
Dina Manfredini ( née Guerri , 4 April 1897 -- 17 December 2012 ) was an Italian American supercentenarian , who was the world 's oldest living person from the death of Besse Cooper on 4 December 2012 until her own death 13 days later .