iv ors . ▁However , ▁as ▁both ▁women ▁were ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁neither ▁had ▁any ▁re collection ▁of ▁the ▁s inking . ▁With ▁L ill ian ▁being ▁the ▁last ▁surv iv or ▁who ▁remembered ▁the ▁s inking , ▁first - hand ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁R MS ▁T itan ic ▁passed ▁into ▁history ▁upon ▁her ▁death . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁death , ▁the ▁steam ship ▁ticket ▁she ▁had ▁held ▁for ▁so ▁many ▁years ▁was ▁sold ▁at ▁au ction ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁documents ▁and ▁items ▁that ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁safety ▁depos it ▁box ▁after ▁her ▁death , ▁that ▁were ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁dis aster ▁such ▁as ▁her ▁father ' s ▁pocket ▁watch ▁that ▁stopped ▁at ▁ 2 : 1 9 ▁am . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁L ill ian ▁Ger tr ud ▁As pl und , ▁ 9 9 , ▁Who ▁Sur v ived ▁the ▁T itan ic ' s ▁S inking , ▁Is ▁Dead ▁ ▁Rec alling ▁the ▁Last ▁T itan ic ▁Sur viv or ▁ ▁Final ▁American ▁surv iv or ▁of ▁T itan ic ▁dis aster ▁dies ▁( includes ▁photo ▁of ▁As pl und ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Wor c ester , ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁Swedish ▁descent ▁Category : R MS ▁T itan ic ▁surv iv ors ▁Category : Last ▁living ▁surv iv