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Irmgard Genthe
Irmgard Genthe
Irmgard Genthe on her 107th birthday in 2020
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Irmgard Genthe (née Uhrich; 7 May 1914 – 30 September 2024) was an Ukrainian-born German supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography[]

Irmgard Genthe was born in Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) on 7 May 1914. At the age of 19, she married and went on to have two daughters, Waldtraut in 1933, and Rosalinde in 1940.

World War II forced her to flee her hometown in Ukraine. Her husband was drafted into the army in 1942. Along with her daughter, she was first moved to Leipzig, then to Lodz in 1941, and three years later, to Bitterfeld. There, she fulfilled her dream of becoming a cook. In 1959, she moved to Hoyerswerda with her husband, who passed away ten years later. She worked in local restaurants and the Deutsche Reichsbahn company kitchen until her retirement in 1974.

At the age of 102, she moved to an apartment in Neustadt. Remarkably healthy at the time, she needed no prescribed medication and only took garlic tablets daily. She remained actively engaged in crocheting, a hobby she loved. Her daughter Waldtraut died in 2018. At the age of 106, she had four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. On the occasion of her 108th birthday, Lord Mayor Torsten Ruban-Zeh (SPD) conveyed congratulations on behalf of the city.

On 1 April 2024, following the death of 110-year-old Anna Seidel, she became the oldest known living person in Saxony,

On 7 May 2024, she celebrated her 110th birthday, becoming a supercentenarian.

Irmgard Genthe died in Hoyerswerda, Saxony, Germany on 30 September 2024 at the age of 110 years, 146 days.

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