Herlda Senhouse, the Second-Oldest US Resident, Dies at Age 113

Herlda Senhouse at her 113th birthday celebration in Wellsley, Mass., on Feb. 28, 2024. Stephanie Hawkinson, Town of Wellsley, Massachusetts via AP

WELLESLEY, Mass.—Herlda Senhouse, who lived to become the second-oldest person in the United States, has died at age 113.

Senhouse died “peacefully in her sleep” on Saturday, said Stephanie Hawkinson, public information officer for the town of Wellesley, Massachusetts, where Senhouse had lived for the last four decades.