Millie Belle Berry (née Haskins) was an American supercentenarian whose age has been validated by LongeviQuest.
Berry was born in New York City, USA, on 25 May 1909, as the third of nine children. In 1928, she married Leroy Edward Berry, with whom she had three daughters: Dorothy Lunden, Bernice Berry and Carolyn France. She worked in a factory on Park Avenue, making artillery belts, and later as a lab tech in the microbiology department at New York Presbyterian Hospital for 30 years until she retired in her 60s.
In 2015, she moved to the Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center on Fifth Avenue.
Berry passed away in Bronx, New York City, New York State, USA on 22 April 2020 at the age of 110. It has been reported that she died as a result of contracting the COVID-19 virus.
Her age was verified by Fabrizio Villatoro, and validated by LongeviQuest on 25 June 2023.
* “Happy Birthday, Millie! East Harlem Resident Turns 109” – CBS New York, 25 May 2018
* “Millie Berry” – Tribute Archive, 2020
* “Millie Belle Berry, 110” – New York City, 2020
