Ingeborg Mestad
- Full name: Ingeborg Johanna Jensdatter Mestad
- Lifespan: 15.12.1899 – 05.06.2010
- Age: 110 years, 172 days
- Birthplace: Bergen, Vestland fylke, Norway
- Last residence: Bergen, Vestland fylke, Norway
- Application date: 2010-04-08
- Validation date: 2018-04-10
- Validation source: Jan Erik Aas
Biography
Ingeborg Johanna Jensdatter Hauge was born in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway on 15 December 1899 to Jens Johannessen Hauge and Marthena Larsdatter. She married Ola Mestad in 1936. Her husband died in 1961. She had 3 children, 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The oldest son was Kåre Mestad.
Ingeborg Mestad died in Arna, Bergen, Vestlandet, Norway on 5 June 2010 at the age of 110 years, 172 days.
Ingeborg Mestad was the second-oldest person from Norway and the second to last surviving Norwegian person who was born in the 1800s (after Gudrun Onshuus) at the time of her death.
Longevity Recognition
- The 2nd oldest living person in Norway (behind Gudrun Onshuus)
Validation
The supercentenarian case of Ingeborg Mestad was meticulously examined and verified by Jan Erik Aas, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) as of April 10, 2018.
Ingeborg Mestad on her 110th birthday with mayor Gunnar Bakke.
Photo courtesy of nettavisen.no
