Supercentenarian Profile

Verna Webber

Born:

1903-02-27

Radcliffe, Iowa

United States

Died:

2013-12-08

Ames, Iowa

United States

Verna Webber (née Knutson) was an American supercentenarian.

BIOGRAPHY

Verna Webber was born in Radcliffe, Iowa, USA, on 27 February 1903, to parents Severt (Sjur) Knutson (1855–1956) and Guri Rogde (1861–1938). Her father was born in Hordaland, Norway, while her mother was born in Illinois, but her own parents were also born in Hordaland. Verna was the youngest of eight children. She was raised on a farm near Radcliffe.

After graduating from Waldorf Business College, she worked as an engineering secretary at Iowa State College, now Iowa State University.

On 5 December 1925, she married Henry Albert Webber (1895–1965) in Des Moines, Iowa. The couple had three children: Marjorie Webber (1928–2015), Richard Webber (1931–2014) and Donald Webber (born 1934). Her husband, Henry, was a chemical engineering professor at ISU for more than 40 years, overseeing unit operations. A World War I veteran, he retired from ISU in 1961 and passed away in 1965. All of their children graduated from ISU.

Verna Webber passed away in Ames, Iowa, on 8 December 2013, at the age of 110 years, 284 days.