AGS NEWS – The world’s oldest conjoined twins, Lori and her transgender brother George Schappell, have passed away at 62 years old.

The siblings, Lori and George, sadly died on Sunday, April 7, at a hospital in Pennsylvania.

The cause of their death has not been disclosed, as mentioned in their online obituaries posted by Leibensperger Funeral Homes.

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Born with partially fused skulls and sharing 30% of their brains, the twins defied medical expectations that they wouldn’t live past 30. Lori was able-bodied, while George, who had spina bifida, used a wheelchair pushed by his twin.

Notably, they were the world’s first same-sex conjoined twins to identify as different genders. In 2007, George publicly came out as transgender and began presenting as a man.

George pursued a successful career as a country singer, while Lori excelled in her passion for ten-pin bowling.

The twins garnered attention when George, previously known as Dori, announced his transgender identity.

They became the first same-sex conjoined twins to embrace different genders. George changed his name from Reba to George, distancing himself from their rhyming names.

Living independently in a two-bedroom apartment in Pennsylvania, they balanced their individual interests.

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They took turns sleeping in each other’s rooms and showered separately, using a shower curtain as a divider while one waited outside the bathroom.

Guinness World Records expressed sadness over the passing of the oldest living conjoined twins and the oldest female conjoined twins ever, Lori and George Schappell, on Friday, April 12.