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(Source: Ostsee-Zeitung)

Supercentenarian Profile

Else Rönsch

Born:

1904-03-17
Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Died:

2015-10-05
Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Else Rönsch (née Burmeister) was a German supercentenarian.

BIOGRAPHY

Else Rönsch was born in the village of Ahlbeck in the Heringsdorf municipality, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, on 17 March 1904. She did not marry until the age of 66. Until 2010, she continued to live independently. At 106, she left her hometown of Ahlbeck and moved into a nursing home in Heringsdorf, where relatives visited her from time to time. Ronsch never had children.

Else Rönsch passed away in Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, on 5 October 2015, at the age of 111 years, 202 days.

RECOGNITION

On 2 July 2015, following the passing of Margarete Dannheimer, she became the oldest living person in Germany. Upon her own passing, she was succeeded by Herta Oeser.

Her age has not been validated.

ATTRIBUTION

* “Else Rönsch ist 108 Jahre geworden” – Kaiserbäder Bote. 18 April 2012

* “Älteste Deutsche lebt auf der Insel Usedom” – Ostsee-Zeitung. 10 July 2015

* “Älteste Usedomerin ist gestorben” – Ostsee-Zeitung. 10 October 2015

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