Gerda Metze, a resident of Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany, passed away on 23 February, at the age of 110 years, 226 days.
Gerda Metze was born in Augustusburg, Saxony, Germany, on 12 July 1915. She had four siblings: Heinz, Gottfried, Anita, and Wolfgang. Her father died of a heart attack at the age of just 45, when she was only 15. Her mother, however, lived to be 101. By the age of six, she already knew she wanted to become a teacher. Inspired by her father, she often helped him grade papers as a young girl.
She began her career as a kindergarten teacher and later taught at the “Friedrich Engels” Polytechnic High School, now known as the Karolinum. In 1952, she moved to Altenburg. She had two children. Her son, Dieter, passed away in late December 2021 at the age of 83.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of Gerda Metze during this difficult time
