The world’s oldest Siamese twins have died at the age of 62.
Lori and George Schappell were born in 1961 in Pennsylvania with partially fused skulls and shared vital blood vessels and 30% of their brain, Guinness World Records reported.
The pair died April 7 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, according to an obituary posted online by Leibensperger Funeral Homes. The cause of death remains unknown.
Having held the title of the world’s oldest living conjoined twins since 2022, they also became the first same-sex conjoined twins to identify as different genders after George came out as transgender in 2007.
The Schappell twins defied all medical predictions that said they would not live past the age of 30 and managed to live separate lives despite being attached.
George had a successful career as a country singer, according to Guinness World Records, while Lori was a trophy-winning bowling player.
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They have also appeared in several documentaries and on ITV’s This Morning in September 2011 to discuss their lives.
Footage of the pair showed how Lori – who was otherwise well – pushed George, who has a condition known as spina bifida, onto a wheelchair-style stool.
They lived in a two-bedroom apartment in Pennsylvania and were able to pursue separate hobbies and shower individually.
When asked if they wanted to break up in a 1997 documentary, George said, “Absolutely not. My theory is: Why fix what isn’t broken?”
Lori and George are survived by their father, six brothers, several nieces and nephews and a large family of friends, according to obituaries.
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