LARSON, Hannah 1874-1948
LARSON, LAGERVALL, NORDENG
Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 3/5/2010 at 19:35:57
Hannah Larson was born 10/10/1874 in Iowa to Martin & Olia Larson. She was the youngest of their 8 children. The family immigrated to America and lived in Mona Iowa. Hannah married three times to men living near Kenmare, North Dakota. She move her family from Kenmare to Yakima, Washington around 1918, and died in 1948.
Hannah married three times and had nine children with two husbands. She first married Gustaf Lagervall who died of pneumonia after they had 5 children; Marie, Otto, Frank, Dora and Irene. Next she married Pedar Nordeng who was a shoe repairman and homesteaded near Kenmare, North Dakota. They added four more children: Roy, Lewis, Hattie and Harry. Pedar somehow became institutionalized. She then married Pete Nielsen, a store owner from Kenmare. Together they moved to Yakima, Washington around 1919 and finished raising her remaining children. Their oldest child (Marie) was born around 1897 and youngest (Harry) in 1915.
Marie Lagervall married Andrew (Blondie) Drolson and (it appears) they had one daughter - TBD.
Otto Lagervall lived in Manhassett New York during the 1920's. He became a music teacher in their school system and married. He quit teaching after founding the Manhassett Speciality Company which exists today. Otto's wife would die and he would remarry Jeanne who, like Otto and her twin sister, played trumpet. Otto and Jeanne moved to Yakima, Washington in 1930 to join the Lagervall's and they brought the company with them. They would not have children but were avid skiers, Kayakers and travelers. Otto would later sell the Manhassett Company and founded a new company ... the Yakima Speciality Company. Together they built and sold several outdoor products including Kayak foot rests, car racks, sleds and a few tents.
Frank Lagervall married Luella and together they raised two sons, James and Robert.
Dora Lagervall moved to Michagan before marrying (TBD) Williams. She lived in Michagan until she died.
Irene Lagervall had two husbands, Joe Lieari and Les Whitner. She had no children. She lived in Michigan, Yakima and, in later years, in Redding, California.
The Nordeng children were very small when their father was instutionalized and with him out of the picture, Hannah raised them under the Lagervall name.
Roy Lagervall was never married nor had children. He suffered a learning disorder as an infant (possibly SIDS) but recovered. He worked 30 years for Del Monte in Yakima, built furnature and tools in his work shop and drew perfect scale drawings of trains and trucks. His brain seemed to always get a little better with age and was a delight to be around.
Lewis Lagervall moved to Portland, Oregon and married Zola. They had one son, Lewis Jr. Lewis Sr. joined the Army during World War II and was killed in action.
Hattie Lagervall married William (Bill) Olofson who's family immigrated to Yakima from Sweden in 1910. They raised two children; Donald and Dorothy.
Harry Lagervall married Rose and moved to Zillah Washington. They had 11 children. Harry died in an auto accident in 1958.
(From Facebook entry by David Klein, 3/2010 )
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Children: (age at death)
Marie (Mae) (Lagervall) Drolson, (40 years)
Otto Lagervall, (40 years)
Frank Lagervall, (40 years)
Dora (Lagervall) Williams
Irene Lagervall, (102 years)
Roy (Nordeng) Lagervall, (100 years)
Lewis (Nordeng) Lagervall
Hattie Irene (Nordeng) Lagervall Olofson Tanner
Harry (Nordeng) Lagervall, (94 years)(From Facebook entry by David Klein, 3/2010 )
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