Rest in peace, Ms. Grile.

LQ forgot to replace the "Current Residence" box with the death date.

Rest in peace Ms Grile

https://longeviquest.com/2026/01/ilah-grile-indianas-oldest-resident-dies-at-110/

Ilah Grile, Indiana’s Oldest Resident, Dies at 110

Ilah Grile, a resident of Pennville, Indiana, USA, passed away on 23 January, at the age of 110 years, 330 days.

Ilah Grile was born in Pennville, on 27 February 1915, to parents William Albert Ogan and Alice Arvilla Stewart. She sold candy door-to-door as a child, growing up on her parents’ 40-acre farm just outside of Pennville. At some point in her youth, she discovered her passion for baking. She graduated with the Pennville High School class of 1933.

On 6 April 1941, she married Willard Herbert Grile in Jay County, Indiana. Grile and her husband loved to travel, often camping at various locations across the United States. Beginning in 1969, Grile co-owned the I&M Foodliner grocery store in Pennville with her son, Mike, for approximately 18 years. She was also widely known for her dedication to Sugar Grove Church of the Nazarene, where she taught Sunday School for more than 50 years.

On 7 December 2025, following the passing of Ruth MacNeil, she became the oldest known living person in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Rest in eternal peace, Ms. Ilah Grile (1915-2026).

She is the 5th oldest person born in 1915 to die to date.
She died at the same age as:
Julia Savage 11 Sept 1878 7 Aug 1989 USA
Concetta La Rocca-Fera 4 June 1901 29 Apr 2012 ITA
Gabrielle Melard 31 July 1909 25 June 2020 BEL
Sofia Castillo Sanchez 1 Oct 1910 27 Aug 2021 MEX
She was the 48th oldest living person in the USA.
She was the 168th oldest living person in the world.