Hannah Bertena Olsen LARSEN

1869 - 1960  (~ 90 years)

• Name	Hannah Bertena Olsen LARSEN
  Birth	Apr 08 1869	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  Gender	Female
  Death	Dec 06 1960
  Burial	Oakridge-Glen Oak Cemetery, Westchester, Cook, IL, United States
  Person ID	I19	Fisher
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Olaf "Ole" Johan OLSEN,   b. 3 Mar 1840, NORWAY
  Mother	Jensina OLSEN
  Family ID	F91	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles E LARSEN,   b. 8 Aug 1868, Oslo, Norway d. 6 Dec 1941, Cook, Chicago IL USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Jul 16 1892
  Children	1. Lois Eunice LARSEN,   b. May 24 1904   d. Oct 17 1977 + 2. Eugene Milton LARSEN,   b. 12 Jul 1895   d. 16 May 1972 (Age 76 years) + 3. Alice Camille Larsen PETERSON,   b. 20 Mar 1894, Illinois USA d. 1965 (Age 70 years) + 4. Paul Vernon LARSEN,   b. 27 Nov 1901   d. 10 Feb 1978 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Apr 08 1869 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Burial - - Oakridge-Glen Oak Cemetery, Westchester, Cook, IL, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		WC Gunn Wedding Day
  		Hannah Bertena Olsen Larsen

  
  

  Documents

  Canada, Arriving Passengers Lists, 1865-1935

  
  

  Headstones

  Hannah Bertena Larsen Grave Plot: Section 3 Lot 365

  
  

• Notes

  Memories by Nadine Gunn Fisher I had many wonderful times with my grandmother because she enjoyed having fun. I often stayed overnight and I loved to hear the ticking of her clock as I lay nestled in her warm bed. Grandma Tena read poems to me from Edgar A. Guest and because I liked them so much she wrote in her book, "Belonging to Nadine." Another favorite was "101 Famous Poems." And she she told me over and over the story of "The Little Match Girl." I am always reminded of her as I read that story to my grandchildren. She had a marvelous sense of humor and loved to play bizarre tricks on me such as flipping out her false teeth and stuffing paper in the toes of my shoes when I was asleep. If I didn't hang up my clothes, she would spread them out all over the floor as a reminder. Grandma Tena sang "Su Ru Relta" to me and "Rita rita runka", and said things like "fie scump a dey", songs and phrases that I have passed down to my grand children. Some may question whether those were the exact words but that is what they sounded like to me. She loved her great grandchildren and when she was playing with them, she would stick them in a shopping bag and pull them across the floor. Grandma Tena was an excellent seamstress and for our son Doug she made his first Easter coat. She also made slippers of left over material and sold them on consignment at various retail outlets. Our daughter, Janice Bertena was named after my grandmother. Because Jan does such fine sewing and has fantastic craft skills, I am sure she inherited them from Grandma Tena. Grandma was pleased when we named Jan after her and she left her 100 dollars in ten $10.00 bills when she died. She was always busy and often went into Chicago's loop on public transportation. She especially enjoyed visiting the Chicago Temple and hearing Doctor Preston Bradley preach. My grandmother and grandfather lived separate lives for many years under the same roof and I hardly knew my grandfather. Grandma prepared his meals, left them on the kitchen table, then left the room so she and Charles wouldn't have to talk. I have no idea what happened to cause these unhappy circumstances.