| Irene Mergelsberg | |
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| Birth: | 4 March 1893 Russelsheim, Hesse, Germany |
| Death: | 6 March 2003 Hesse, Germany |
| Age: | 110 years, 2 days |
| Country: |  GER
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| Validated | |
Irene Mergelsberg (4 March 1893 – 6 March 2003) was a validated German supercentenarian.
Biography
Irene Mergelsberg was born in Russelsheim in Hesse on 4 March 1893. Later she lived in Frankfurt am Main. She lived in a care home in Kronberg im Taunus since the 1970s. As a centenarian, she still smoked three cigarettes a day. She was a hobbyist painter.
Mergelsberg passed away in Hesse on 6 March 2003 aged 110 years, 2 days. At the time of her death, she was the fifth-oldest person in Germany behind Anna Stephan, Lina Zimmer, Clothilde Rey and Johanne Wilks. Her age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 12 March 2005.
References
- Gerontology Research Group
- Geschichte Altenpflege (dead link)