Madeline Bamberger Debord, the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Ohio, celebrates her 111th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Madeline Bamberger Debord, the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Ohio, celebrated her 111th birthday in Cincinnati, on 3 November 2026.
Madeline Bamberger was born on 3 November 1915 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to parents Melville and Therese Bamberger.
In the 1930s, she married Hoy Debord and they had at least one child – a daughter named Joyce. Hoy passed away on 3 November 1984, aged 73, after which Madeline never remarried.
In November 2025, Madeline celebrated her 110th birthday with family and friends in the care facility she lives in in Cincinnati, Ohio.
On 5 November 2025, two days after her 110th birthday, her age was officiallly validated by the GRG, verified by GRG-UK Correspondent Oliver Trim.
On 9 July 2026, following the death of 111-year-old Emma Kmet of Cuyahoga County, she became the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Madeline Bamberger Debord currently lives in a care facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, at the age of 111.
The GRG extends warm congratulations to Mrs. Madeline Bamberger Debord on her 111th birthday.