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Else Giesecke
Else Giesecke
Else Giesecke in 2018
Unvalidated

Else Giesecke (née Papendieck; 23 February 1908 – 27 March 2018) was a German supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest living person in the German region of Lower Saxony.

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Giesecke was born on 23 February 1908. Her husband died aged 56 in either 1956 or 1960 (sources vary). In December 2015, Giesecke moved in to a care home, where she celebrated her 110th birthday in February 2018. She died on 27 March 2018 at the age of 110 years, 32 days. At the time of her death, she had four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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