This is a list of supercentenarians who were born and died in the US state of Iowa.
The current state record holder is Bessie Hendricks, who died in 2023 at the age of 115 years, 57 days. However, Italian-born Dina Manfredini (1897–2012) is the oldest person to die in Iowa, reaching the age of 115 years, 257 days.
Supercentenarians born in Iowa[]
Deceased (validated) Living Pending Unvalidated
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | State of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bessie Hendricks | F | 7 Nov 1907 | 3 Jan 2023 | 115 years, 57 days | Iowa |
| 2 | Neva Morris | F | 3 Aug 1895 | 6 Apr 2010 | 114 years, 246 days | Iowa |
| 3 | Olivia Patricia Thomas | F | 29 June 1895 | 16 Nov 2009 | 114 years, 140 days | New York |
| 4 | Emma Verona Johnston | F | 6 Aug 1890 | 1 Dec 2004 | 114 years, 117 days | Ohio |
| 5 | Anna Stoehr | F | 15 Oct 1900 | 21 Dec 2014 | 114 years, 67 days | Minnesota |
| 6 | Merle Barwis | F | 23 Dec 1900 | 22 Nov 2014 | 113 years, 334 days |  CAN
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| 7 | Mary Kelly | F | 7 June 1851 | 30 Dec 1964 | 113 years, 206 days | California |
| 8 | Gertrude Croker | F | 12 July 1881 | 26 Nov 1994 | 113 years, 137 days | Vermont |
| 9 | Flossie Eckard | F | 25 July 1888 | 25 Aug 2001 | 113 years, 31 days | California |
| 10 | Olive Alleshouse | F | 7 June 1882 | 13 May 1995 | 112 years, 340 days | Illinois |
| 11 | C. Letitia Lawson | F | 10 Apr 1896 | 22 Feb 2009 | 112 years, 318 days | Iowa |
| 12 | Esther Wittenburg | F | 27 Sept 1908 | 27 June 2021 | 112 years, 273 days | Iowa |
| 13 | Mary Arp | F | 4 July 1885 | 18 Jan 1998 | 112 years, 198 days | South Dakota |
| 14 | Hazel Young | F | 13 June 1910 | 17 Dec 2022 | 112 years, 187 days | Iowa |
| 15 | Susie Waller | F | 26 May 1890 | 4 Nov 2002 | 112 years, 162 days | California |
| 16 | Nellie Cross | F | 28 Oct 1889 | 3 Apr 2002 | 112 years, 157 days | Iowa |
| 17 | Meta Ilten | F | 7 Sept 1899 | 9 Feb 2012 | 112 years, 155 days | Iowa |
| 18 | Elma Corning | F | 22 Feb 1892 | 12 July 2004 | 112 years, 141 days | California |
| 19 | Jessie Mae Kettering | F | 17 Jan 1888 | 11 May 2000 | 112 years, 115 days | Iowa |
| 20 | Emma Carroll | F | 18 May 1895 | 10 July 2007 | 112 years, 53 days | Iowa |
| 21 | Bertha Blair | F | 30 Dec 1875 | 9 Feb 1988 | 112 years, 41 days | California |
| 22 | Adeline Robeson | F | 20 Sept 1880 | 18 Aug 1992 | 111 years, 333 days | Illinois |
| Hazel Ventling | F | 5 June 1908 | 27 Apr 2020 | 111 years, 327 days | Iowa | |
| 23 | Tressa Bartholomew | F | 30 Mar 1905 | 5 Feb 2017 | 111 years, 312 days | Iowa |
| 24 | Gretchen Dettman | F | 14 Jan 1890 | 30 Sept 2001 | 111 years, 259 days | Iowa |
| 25 | Emma Hough | F | 2 Dec 1904 | 18 June 2016 | 111 years, 199 days | Iowa |
| 26 | Earl Brush | M | 17 July 1893 | 10 Jan 2005 | 111 years, 177 days | California |
| 27 | Cecelia Kelly | F | 13 Feb 1891 | 4 Aug 2002 | 111 years, 172 days | Washington |
| 28 | Min Quarnberg | F | 10 Dec 1900 | 20 Apr 2012 | 111 years, 132 days | South Dakota |
| 29 | Harriet Jordan | F | 10 Feb 1862 | 19 May 1973 | 111 years, 98 days | Iowa |
| 30 | Pinkie Galbreath | F | 19 Mar 1898 | 16 June 2009 | 111 years, 89 days | Iowa |
| 31 | Iva Crouse | F | 8 Mar 1895 | 8 Mar 2006 | 111 years, 0 days | Iowa |
| 32 | Charles Shebanek | M | 9 Sept 1883 | 27 Aug 1994 | 110 years, 352 days | California |
| 33 | Estella Kingsbury | F | 28 Mar 1885 | 20 Feb 1996 | 110 years, 329 days | Iowa |
| 34 | Frank Ahmann | M | 11 May 1889 | 22 Mar 2000 | 110 years, 316 days | Iowa |
| 35 | Litta Walker | F | 23 Mar 1893 | 13 Jan 2004 | 110 years, 296 days | Nebraska |
| 36 | Effie Marsh | F | 9 June 1868 | 20 Mar 1979 | 110 years, 284 days | Iowa |
| 37 | Verna Webber | F | 27 Feb 1903 | 8 Dec 2013 | 110 years, 284 days | Iowa |
| 38 | Nellie Carlson | F | 12 Nov 1881 | 16 Aug 1992 | 110 years, 278 days | Iowa |
| Ruby Wilson | F | 22 Aug 1884 | 17 May 1995 | 110 years, 268 days | Washington | |
| 39 | Inez Wormer | F | 27 Mar 1886 | 24 Nov 1996 | 110 years, 242 days | Iowa |
| 40 | Thresa Emanuel | F | 14 Oct 1877 | 6 May 1988 | 110 years, 205 days | Iowa |
| 41 | Rose Bell | F | 22 Aug 1895 | 11 Mar 2006 | 110 years, 201 days | Iowa |
| 42 | Bernice Bach | F | 17 Dec 1899 | 7 June 2010 | 110 years, 172 days | Texas |
| 43 | Matilda Standley Rogers | F | 16 Mar 1852 | 30 Aug 1962 | 110 years, 167 days | Kansas |
| 44 | Amelia Schmidt | F | 7 Sept 1875 | 17 Feb 1986 | 110 years, 163 days | Iowa |
| 45 | Johanna Sell | F | 28 Nov 1901 | 1 May 2012 | 110 years, 155 days | Minnesota |
| 46 | Sarah Wilkins | F | 27 Mar 1899 | 8 Aug 2009 | 110 years, 134 days | Iowa |
| 47 | Milda Ellis | F | 10 Mar 1884 | 25 June 1994 | 110 years, 107 days | Illinois |
| 48 | Emma Godfrey | F | 1 Apr 1887 | 9 July 1997 | 110 years, 99 days | Iowa |
| 49 | Ruth Keene | F | 13 Sept 1891 | 1 Dec 2001 | 110 years, 79 days | California |
| 50 | Ruth Andreasen | F | 8 Feb 1903 | 8 Mar 2013 | 110 years, 28 days | Minnesota |
| 51 | Celma Birdsall | F | 24 July 1908 | 17 Aug 2018 | 110 years, 24 days | Iowa |
| 52 | Amanda Ricker | F | 30 Dec 1862 | 22 Jan 1973 | 110 years, 23 days | Iowa |
| 53 | Gail Stites | F | 6 Dec 1899 | 26 Dec 2009 | 110 years, 20 days | Iowa |
| 54 | Zeta Wittman | F | 15 June 1900 | 24 June 2010 | 110 years, 9 days | Indiana |
Supercentenarians who died or live in Iowa[]
Deceased (validated) Living Pending Unvalidated
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | State/country of birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dina Manfredini | F | 4 Apr 1897 | 17 Dec 2012 | 115 years, 257 days |  ITA
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| 2 | Bessie Hendricks | F | 7 Nov 1907 | 3 Jan 2023 | 115 years, 57 days | Iowa |
| 3 | Neva Morris | F | 3 Aug 1895 | 6 Apr 2010 | 114 years, 246 days | Iowa |
| 4 | C. Letitia Lawson | F | 10 Apr 1896 | 22 Feb 2009 | 112 years, 318 days | Iowa |
| 5 | Esther Wittenburg | F | 27 Sept 1908 | 27 June 2021 | 112 years, 273 days | Iowa |
| 6 | Hazel Young | F | 13 June 1910 | 17 Dec 2022 | 112 years, 187 days | Iowa |
| 7 | Nellie Cross | F | 28 Oct 1889 | 3 Apr 2002 | 112 years, 157 days | Iowa |
| 8 | Meta Ilten | F | 7 Sept 1899 | 9 Feb 2012 | 112 years, 155 days | Iowa |
| 9 | Jessie Mae Kettering | F | 17 Jan 1888 | 11 May 2000 | 112 years, 115 days | Iowa |
| 10 | Emma Carroll | F | 18 May 1895 | 10 July 2007 | 112 years, 53 days | Iowa |
| 11 | Hazel Blecha | F | 30 Nov 1894 | 29 Oct 2006 | 111 years, 333 days | Kansas |
| Hazel Ventling | F | 5 June 1908 | 20 Apr 2020 | 111 years, 327 days | Iowa | |
| 12 | Tressa Bartholomew | F | 30 Mar 1905 | 5 Feb 2017 | 111 years, 312 days | Iowa |
| 13 | Gretchen Dettman | F | 14 Jan 1890 | 30 Sept 2001 | 111 years, 259 days | Iowa |
| 14 | Emma Hough | F | 2 Dec 1904 | 18 June 2016 | 111 years, 199 days | Iowa |
| 15 | Harriet Jordan | F | 10 Feb 1862 | 19 May 1973 | 111 years, 98 days | Iowa |
| 16 | Pinkie Galbreath | F | 19 Mar 1898 | 16 June 2009 | 111 years, 89 days | Iowa |
| 17 | Iva Crouse | F | 8 Mar 1895 | 8 Mar 2006 | 111 years, 0 days | Iowa |
| 18 | Charlie Nelson | M | 21 Sept 1867 | 20 Aug 1978 | 110 years, 333 days | Ohio |
| 19 | Estella Kingsbury | F | 28 Mar 1885 | 20 Feb 1996 | 110 years, 329 days | Iowa |
| 20 | Claudia Ketcham | F | 1 Dec 1897 | 20 Oct 2008 | 110 years, 324 days | Missouri |
| 21 | Frank Ahmann | M | 11 May 1889 | 22 Mar 2000 | 110 years, 316 days | Iowa |
| 22 | Dolores Lauenroth | F | 13 June 1901 | 6 Apr 2012 | 110 years, 298 days | New Hampshire |
| 23 | Clara Gould | F | 16 Mar 1879 | 27 Dec 1989 | 110 years, 286 days | New York |
| 24 | Effie Marsh | F | 9 June 1868 | 20 Mar 1979 | 110 years, 284 days | Iowa |
| 25 | Grace Cottrell | F | 1 Apr 1878 | 10 Jan 1989 | 110 years, 284 days | Pennsylvania |
| Verna Webber | F | 27 Feb 1903 | 8 Dec 2013 | 110 years, 284 days | Iowa | |
| 27 | Nellie Carlson | F | 12 Nov 1881 | 16 Aug 1992 | 110 years, 278 days | Iowa |
| 28 | Charlotte Allen | F | 6 Feb 1878 | 23 Oct 1988 | 110 years, 260 days | New York |
| 29 | Inez Wormer | F | 27 Mar 1886 | 24 Nov 1996 | 110 years, 242 days | Iowa |
| 30 | Thresa Emanuel | F | 14 Oct 1877 | 6 May 1988 | 110 years, 205 days | Iowa |
| 31 | Rose Bell | F | 22 Aug 1895 | 11 Mar 2006 | 110 years, 201 days | Iowa |
| 32 | Minnie Druse | F | 21 July 1867 | 22 Jan 1978 | 110 years, 185 days | Missouri |
| 33 | Amelia Schmidt | F | 7 Sept 1875 | 17 Feb 1986 | 110 years, 163 days | Iowa |
| 34 | Sarah Wilkins | F | 27 Mar 1899 | 8 Aug 2009 | 110 years, 134 days | Iowa |
| 35 | Anna Mueller | F | 27 Aug 1885 | 10 Dec 1995 | 110 years, 105 days | Illinois |
| 36 | Emma Godfrey | F | 1 Apr 1887 | 9 July 1997 | 110 years, 99 days | Iowa |
| 37 | Bessie Heller | F | 30 July 1882 | 30 Oct 1992 | 110 years, 92 days | Illinois |
| Emma Lucas | F | 16 Nov 1909 | 19 Dec 2019 | 110 years, 33 days | Minnesota | |
| 38 | Celma Birdsall | F | 24 July 1908 | 17 Aug 2018 | 110 years, 24 days | Iowa |
| 39 | Amanda Ricker | F | 30 Dec 1862 | 22 Jan 1973 | 110 years, 23 days | Iowa |
| 40 | Cassie Crittenden | F | 10 Sept 1890 | 3 Oct 2000 | 110 years, 23 days | Illinois |
| 41 | Gail Stites | F | 6 Dec 1899 | 26 Dec 2009 | 110 years, 20 days | Iowa |
| Annie Aller | F | 18 Nov 1908 | 21 Nov 2018 | 110 years, 3 days | North Carolina |
References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List
- GRG Pending Cases List, As of March 2015
- Table A - Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date) GRG, 1 January 2015
- Table B - Verified Supercentenarians (Ranked By Age) GRG, 1 January 2015