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Supercentenarian Profile

Mildred Giesbrecht

Born:

1916-05-08

Gretna, Manitoba

Canada

Current Residence:

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canada

✔ Age Certified by LongeviQuest

Mildred Johanna Giesbrecht (née Loeppky) is a Canadian supercentenarian whose age has been validated by LongeviQuest.

BIOGRAPHY

Mildred Giesbrecht was born Mildred Johanna Loeppky in Gretna, Manitoba, Canada, on 8 May 1916, to parents Erdmann T. “Ed” Loeppky (1891–1955) and Selma Funk (1888–1971). She had at least two siblings: Gerda Anne Ulrich (1917–1998) and Evelyn Frieda Loeppky (1922–2008). Her parents were Mennonites. Her paternal grandparents were born in the Russian Empire, while her maternal grandparents were born in Prussia. As a teenager, she and her friends would hike to a bluff overlooking the American border, where they enjoyed picnics in the sunshine.

On 6 August 1939, at 23, she married Philip P. Giesbrecht (1912–1949) in Gretna. The couple shared many happy years together before welcoming their first child, Enid, followed a few years later by their son, Greg. In 1949, tragedy struck when Philip died suddenly from a cerebral hemorrhage while on a trip to a nearby town. Although she was still young, Mildred never remarried.

At 110, she had two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.