Edna Lawler

Edna Lawler (nee Lemna; 13 January 1904-31 January 2016) was a verified American supercentenarian.

Biography
Edna was born on 13 January 1904 in Goodland, Indiana to August and Philomene Lemna. Her father was a farmer. She was oldest of six children. Edna grew up on a farm in Beaverville, Illinois. Her education started in a one-room schoolhouse and stopped after the first year of high school so she could help out on the family farm. Edna left the family farm to work as a domestic in Kankakee until she met, through mutual friends, her future husband, John Lawler. In St. Mary’s Church she married her husband John Lawler in 1934, and moved to Harvey, Illinois and became active in Ascension Church. Edna and John had 4 children: Jean, Marilyn, Connie, and Irma.

Edna passed away on 31 January 2016 in Tinley Park, Illinois at age of 112 years, 18 days. At the time of her passing, she was the oldest known Illinoisan.