| Maria Aulenbacher | |
 Aulenbacher (aged 110) in 2020 | |
| Birth: | 7 November 1909 Taunus Mountains, Hesse, Germany |
| Death: | 8 February 2023 Travelers Rest, South Carolina, USA |
| Age: | 113 years, 93 days |
| Country: |  GER USA
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| Validated | |
Maria Aulenbacher (née Kremer; 7 November 1909 – 8 February 2023) was a German-born American supercentenarian who was the oldest known person in the U.S. state of South Carolina. She was also the oldest known living German-born person, at the time of her death. Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Aulenbacher was born in the Taunus Mountains of Germany on 7 November 1909. She was the oldest of six children. In 1937, she married August Aulenbacher, and they had two children: Birgit Dickerson and Michael Aulenbacher (deceased as of 2009). She raised them alone after her husband was killed in World War II.
In 2008, Aulenbacher traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. In her later life, she also traveled to Italy, Spain, and Portugal. At the time of her 100th birthday in 2009, she lived in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. One of her sisters was still alive at that time and lived nearby. At the age of 101, she moved to the United States.
In February 2021 at the age of 111, Aulenbacher received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, making her one of the oldest known people to receive the vaccine.
Following the death of 113-year-old Josefine Ollmann on 16 July 2022, Aulenbacher became the oldest known living German-born person.
Maria Aulenbacher died in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, USA on 8 February 2023 at the age of 113 years, 93 days. Her age was verified by Stefan Jamin, GRG-Germany Correspondent, and (posthumously) validated by the GRG on 2 March 2023.
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References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- Century Club: Life of the party celebrates 100th Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 17 November 2009
- Carolina woman celebrates her 110th birthday WYFF, 9 November 2019
- 111th birthday Facebook Post, 7 November 2020
- 111-year-old, South Carolina’s oldest resident, receives COVID-19 vaccine Greenville Journal, 3 February 2021
- 112 years old! 🥂 Dickerson Creative Communications on Facebook, 7 November 2021
- 113th birthday Instagram Post, 7 November 2022
- Weihnachten bei der ältesten Deutschen (113) YouTube, 22 December 2022
- Obituary Thomas McAffe Funeral Homes