Orpha Nusbaum

Orpha Nusbaum (August 13, 1875 – March 30, 1988) was an American verified supercentenarian. She was born on a farm in Elkhart County, Middlehart, Indiana. She married a minister named John Mischier in 1897. When he died, she remarried in 1947. This time to Frank Nusbaum. She became a widow in 1959. She worked as a Sunday school teacher. She enjoyed writing poetry. She moved to a nursing home in 1982.

At the time of her 112th birthday, she credited her longevity to ”honoring her parents”. The director of her nursing home stated that her health had been good, and that she mostly stays in bed all day. She was wheelchaired at 112. Nusbaum had trouble understanding several questions asked to her, but could recall events of the past.

Orpha Nusbaum died on March 30, 1988, at the final age of 112 years, 230 days. The official cause of death wasn’t disclosed but she suffered from pneumonia shortly before her death. Her daughter-in-law implied that Orpha had lost her will to continue living.