Mark Behrends

Mark Behrends (16 May, 1905 - 13 June 2015) was an American supercentenarian, who was the oldest living man in the United States, if the disputed cases of Andrew Frank Hatch and Wash Wesley are discounted.

Biography
Behrends grew up on his family's farm in eastern Nebraska. He married Irene Schreiner in 1930, and the couple had 7 children.

The family lived on the farm unti 1967, when they moved to Nebraska City. Irene died in 1983, and Behrends lived alone, independently, until the age of 106. He was also able to renew his driving license at the age of 106, and drove for a while after that.

Behrends died on 13 June, 2015, at the age of 110 years, 28 days. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living person in Nebraska, as well as the third oldest man ever from Nebraska.