how old was ed gein when his brother died

Ed Gein was 37 years old when his older brother Henry died in 1944. Henry died during a brush fire on their property, and though the death was officially ruled an accident caused by asphyxiation, some speculation about foul play has surrounded the event. Ed Gein was born on August 27, 1906, and Henry's death occurred in May 1944, confirming Ed's age as 37 at the time of his brother's death.