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ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois resident recognized as the oldest man in the U.S. has died at 110.
The Rockford Register Star (http://bit.ly/1JQe1am ) reports C. Conrad Johnson died Tuesday. The director of the funeral home handling Johnson's arrangements also confirmed his death.
The Swedish-born Johnson worked as a carpenter and lived in Rockford most of his life.
On his 109th birthday, he told the Register Star, "I feel good and I haven't been sick for a long, long time." But he suffered a stroke a few months later.
The Rev. Jane McChesney of Tabor Lutheran Church knew Johnson. She described him as smart, good-humored, "a self-made man" and "very giving."
Senior database administrator for the national Gerontology Research Group, Robert Young, says Johnson was the oldest verified American man. Several women are older.
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