Hildegard Henke

Hildegard Henke (née Stryczek ; born 4 November 1905) is a German supercentenarian who is, at the age of, currently Germany's third oldest living person. She is currently unverified.

Biography
Henke was born on 4 November 1905 in Uerdingen as daughter of a railwail official. She spent her youth in Köln and moved to Kaltenherberg after her marriage in 1936. The couple had two sons. She was widowed in 1978 and lived on her own until March 2009 when she moved into a nursing home in Monschau, where she is still living.

On her 110th birthday she was reported to have one son alive, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She traces her longevity to living health, less alcohol and a lot of hiking. Being asked about her childhood she has quiet good memories, for example owning nine dolls and doll’s kitchen, but also seeing Wilhelm II, German Emperor in Köln in 1918. It was also reported she is very clear headed and interested in her great-grandchildren.