Dorothy Keller

Dorothy Keller

Dorothy Keller at the age of 104.

Unvalidated

Dorothy Keller (née Hickman) (born 28 September 1907) is an American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She is one of the oldest known living people in North Carolina, USA.

Biography

Dorothy Keller was born Dorothy Hickman on 28 September 1907 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She graduated in 1927, and on 3 May 1928, she married Marvin Keller, with whom she fell in love whilst at church. They had two children; one of which, Barbara, was born on Dorothy’s 30th birthday in 1937.

Marvin worked as a home builder and later served as a state legislator in Pennsylvania for more than 30 years. Dorothy was by his side always, raising their children, travelling to Europe, and even meeting President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Marvin passed away in 1976 at the age of 70, leaving Dorothy a widow.

By 2005, Dorothy had lived in seven different assisted living facilities. She disliked them all, and moved in with her daughter Barbara right before her husband, Josey, died of cancer. By the time she was 104, Dorothy had broken her hip twice, but could still walk with the aid of a walker. On her 110th birthday in 2017, it was reported that her most memorable birthday was her 30th birthday, when her daughter was born.

Dorothy Keller currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, at the age of 116 years, 203 days.

References

• She’s loving her life, all 104 years of it News & Record
• Celebrating birthdays News & Record