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Ottilie Reimers, Schleswig-Holstein’s Oldest Woman, Dies at 112

Her life encompassed self-determined entrepreneurship, a decade in the Austrian Alps, a later move to Rosenhof at age 106.

Trauer um Ottilie Reimers: Mit 112 Jahren ist die wohl älteste Frau in Schleswig-Holstein Ende Mai gestorben.
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Overview

  • Ottilie Reimers passed away at the Rosenhof senior residence in Großhansdorf at the end of May 2025, reaching 112 years of age.
  • Born in Hamburg-Eilbek on January 30, 1913, she trained as a commercial clerk before operating two self-owned shops for magazines, tobacco products and lottery tickets.
  • After retirement she and her husband spent ten years in the Austrian Alps, returning to Germany following his death in 1982.
  • At 106 she chose to relocate to Rosenhof in Großhansdorf in 2019, where she maintained her independence until her passing.
  • Staff at Rosenhof celebrated her 112th birthday with a champagne reception and received a congratulatory letter from President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.