World’s oldest living conjoined twins die at 62

George and Lori Schappell, the world’s oldest living conjoined twins, died earlier this month at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, according to their obituary .

The twins passed on April 7 at the age of 62 years and 202 days old. Born on Sept. 18, 1961, the twins were the oldest pair of conjoined twins, being nine years older than the next closest, according to the Guinness Book of World Records .

Lori and George had separate bodies but were conjoined at the head, making them craniopagus twins .

Guinness shared that their skulls were partially fused, meaning they shared blood vessels and 30% of their brain.

While Lori was able to walk freely, George suffered from spina bifida, so he used a wheeled stool to get around, which Lori would push and steer.

In 2007, George came out as transgender.

The twins were both graduates from the Hiram G. Andrews Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and were previously employed at Reading Hospital.

A documentary was made on the twins in the late 90s. It showed how they kept separate lives and allowed each other to have their own interests despite being conjoined at the heads.

In the documentary, they can be seen discussing George’s passion as a country music singer and how they dealt with giving each other alone time.

“This is her room. I’m here in body, but that is it. This is her place,” Lori said in the video.

“I treat back here like I’m in a concert, and yes, she cannot interrupt me or talk to me while I’m out performing,” George says in the documentary.

Lori was a fan of bowling, with her obituary sharing that she won several trophies competing in the sport.