Irene Mergelsberg (4 March 1893 - 6 March 2003) - was a validated German supercentenarian.
Biography
Irene Mergelsberg was born in Rüsselsheim in Hesse on 4 March 1893. Later she lived in Frankfurt am Main. She lived in a care home in Kronberg im Taunus since 1970s. As centenarian she still smoked three cigaretts a day. She was a hobbyist painter. Irene Mergelsberg passed away in Hesse on 6 March 2003 aged 110 years, 2 days. At the time of her death, she was the fifth oldest person in Germany behind Anna Stephan , Lina Zimmer , Clothilde Rey and Johanne Wilks . She was validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 12 March 2005.