| Emma Kmet | |
 Kmet on her 110th birthday in 2025 | |
| Birth: | 31 January 1915 Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Age: | 111 years, 18 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Validated | |
Emma Kmet (née Demien; born 31 January 1915) is a American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Emma Kmet was born in the Tremont area of Cleveland, Ohio, USA, on 31 January 1915, to parents Suzanna and Paul Demian. Both of Emma’s parents were Slovakian. Her father owned a corner meat and grocery store before transitioning to furniture repair and refinishing for Cleveland’s high-end furniture stores. Her mother dedicated herself to raising Emma and her three sisters—Ellen, Elsie, and Selma.
Emma graduated from Lincoln High School in Cleveland and commuted daily by bus to her job as a bookkeeper for an insurance company in downtown Cleveland. Every Friday, she visited the beauty salon next to her workplace to have her hair done. The family was an active member of the American Slovak Sokol Camp on Royalwood Road in Broadview Heights.
In 1940, at a friend’s wedding, Emma met Ed Kmet, and they married on 20 November 1941, when she was 26.
In 1953, the couple moved to North Royalton with their three children—Mary Louise, Edward, and Emmy. Throughout her adult life, Emma was an avid gardener and a dedicated member of the North Royalton Garden Club, where she served as president for many years. Her husband, Ed, was a director at Parma Hospital and ran for mayor of North Royalton in 1965. In addition to sewing, gardening, quilting, and baking delicate Slovak pastries, Emma had a passion for traveling and collecting.
On 31 January 2025 she turned 110 becoming a supercentenarian When asked about the secret of her longevity, she said: “Keep working. Don’t retire.”
Kmet currently lives Strongsville, Ohio, United States at the age of 111 years, 18 days
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