Alice Hootman, the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Iowa, dies at 110
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is sadden to reported that Mrs. Alice Martha Hootman (née Black), the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Iowa, sadly passed away in Sigourney, Keokuk County on 11 June 2026 at the final age of 110 years and 136 days.
Alice Hootman was born as Alice Martha Black in Penn, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA, on 26 January 1916, to parents Charles Joseph and Katie (née Collett, later Lovedy) Black.
On 13 February 1932, she married Arthur Claire Hootman and went on to have at least three children together. Arthur passed away on 6 October 1986, after which Alice never remarried.
On 26 February 2025, following the death of 110-year-old Wilma Arnold of Wapello County, she bacame the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Iowa.
In January 2026, she resided in Webster, Keokuk County, Iowa, at the age of 110, having celebrated her birthday and became a supercentenarian on the 26th.
Her age was verified by Oliver Trim and Dr. Wacław Jan Kroczek, and validated by the GRG on 28 January 2026, two days after her 110th birthday.
Alice Hootman passed away in a care facility in Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa, USA, on 11 June 2026, at the age of 110 years and 136 days.
May Mrs. Alice rest in eternal peace~
LINK
1. Alice M Hootman Obituary June 11, 2026
2. Alice Hootman Obituary (1916 – 2026) – Sigourney, IA