BIOGRAPHY

Rinn was born as Ida Clementina Covi in Ronzone, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy (then Austria-Hungary) on 5 February 1881 as the eldest daughter of Simone Covi (1856 – 1926) and Lucia Erspamer (1856 – 1886). She had three siblings: Theresa, Domenica, and Joseph.

Rinn married her husband, Charles, in 1904, and the couple had three children: Alice, Marguerite, and Clarence. Sadly, Alice and Clarence both died at the age of three. Marguerite would reach the age of 89, dying in 1997. Rinn was widowed in 1942.

Rinn died in Duluth, Minnesota, on 30 August 1991 at the age of 110 years, 206 days

RECOGNITION

Rinn’s age was verified by Dr. Andrew Holmes, Elias Leivaditis, and Paolo Scarabaggio, and was validated by the ESO on 28 August 2021.

ATTRIBUTION

• ERSPAMER Descendants from Val di Non, Italy – Family Card (via the Wayback Machine)

GALLERY