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| Meta Ilten, at her 111th birthday |
Meta Ilten, (born 7 September 1899 - 9 February 2012) was an American supercentenarian. She was born at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was the 2nd oldest person in Iowa at the time of her death, after Dina Manfredini, and the oldest living person born in Iowa after the death of Neva Morris. She spoke German. Her daughter-in-law, Ruth, attributes her health and longevity to take medications. She also said that Ilten, a great-great-grandmother, spent much of her life caring for her family, friends and community members. She lived in Hallmar Residential Care at Mercy Medical Center, which is in Cedar Rapids. She passed away on 9th February, 2012 at the age of 112 years, 155 days.
Meta passed today. She will be missed.
ReplyDeleteOwing to Ms. Manfredini, oldest in Iowa, Ms. Ilten did not get much media attention. RIP.
ReplyDeleteMeta was my great-aunt. Years ago, after she'd already reached 100 my uncle told me that he thought that Meta had a few cousins how were also over 100 at that time. Lots of longevity there :)
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