Ms. Martha Henze of Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia (GER) sadly passed away around June 2025, aged 112.

She was born on December 1912.

She was the Doyenne of Germany.

May she rest in peace.

Does this mean that Else Tostmann (b. 20 October 1913) is now the Doyenne of Germany, we don't even know if she's still alive?

Rest in peace Ms Henze - Doyenne of Germany.

May rest in eternal peace, Ms. Martha Henze, Doyenne of Germany (1912-2025).

Martha Henze would be around the 10th oldest person in German history, but we don't know either her date of birth or her date of death.
Her successor is currently the 23rd oldest person in German history.
Martha was the oldest living person in Germany since August 27, 2024 (278 days/307 days), the shortest time since Anna Cernohorsky, who lived from July 16, 2022, to September 18, 2022 (64 days). Martha died at 112 years, 152 days+, the youngest in this position since Adele Rodenstein, who died at 111 years, 319 days on July 18, 2020. She was the 10th person from North Rhine-Westphalia to be considered the oldest living person in Germany. Adele Rodenstein had been the last.

RIP

She was born in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, German Empire (present-day Germany), on 4 December 1912. She passed away on 3 July 2025, aged 112 years, 211 days.

It is GRG-validated and the sole validator was Stefan Jamin, who I believe is very reliable.