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Johanne Wilks
Birth: 8 February 1893
Oldenburg, Germany
Death: 23 June 2003
Lower Saxony, Germany
Age: 110 years, 135 days
Country: GermanyGER
Validated

Johanne Margarete Wilks nee Rohde (8 Feb 1893 – 23 June 2003) was a validated German supercentenarian.

Biography

Johanne Wilks was born in Oldenburg on 8 February 1893 and died in Lower Saxony on 23 June 2003. Her age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 5 January 2009. At the time of her death, she was the fourth-oldest person in Germany behind Anna Stephan, Lina Zimmer and Clothilde Rey. She lived 110 years, 135 days.

Wilk's daughter Ida Renken passed away at age 102 in 2016.

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