Mina Hehn

	Mina Hehn
	; Hehn on her 109th birthday in 2022
Birth:	13 February 1913; Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Death:	24 February 2023; Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Age:	110 years, 11 days
Country:	GER
	Validated

Wilhelmine "Mina" Hehn (13 February 1914 – 24 February 2023) was a German centenarian who was one of the oldest known survivors of COVID-19, having recovered from the disease at the age of 108. Her age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in 2024.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Hehn was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, on 13 February 1914. She was a Swabian. She later married, and gave birth to her daughter at the age of 25.

Later Life, COVID-19 Survival, and Death[]

Hehn lived alone in her apartment until she was 105, when she moved into a nursing home in Stuttgart. On her 108th birthday in 2021, she couldn't meet with her family; they sang to her from the gardens. She claimed the secret to her longevity was, "I can do without." She never smoked nor drank alcohol, but went out for walks regularly throughout her life.

In December 2021, Hehn contracted COVID-19. She suffered a high fever, aching limbs, and loss of appetite. Her grandson, wearing a protective suit, would help her eat. She isolated for 10 days, and later fully recovered, and went on to celebrate her 109th birthday by going out for a meal with her family.

Hehn became a supercentenarian on 13 February 2023. She died in Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, on 24 February 2023, 11 days after her 109th birthday. She was survived by her daughter, as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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References[]

"Ich kann gut verzichten": Wie Uroma Mina ihren 108. feiert n-tv, 13 February 2021
Pflegeheim in Stuttgart: „Fast ein Wunder“: Uroma Mina übersteht Corona und wird 109 Stuttgarter Nachrichten, 13 February 2022
Death mention The 110 Club, Austrian, German and Swiss Centenarians, 28 February 2023