Frances Eileen Nordlund 1916–2011
Kön: Kvinna Levnadsålder: 94
Levnadsbana
| Född | 1916-09-09 Auburn, Nebraska, USA |
| Död | 2011-09-01 McLean, VA, USA |
Personanteckningar
Frances Nordlund Holmgren, on September 1, 2011, of McLean, VA; beloved mother of Mary Holmgren King of Vienna, VA; grandmother of John Wells King Jr. of Hillsborough, NC, and Andrew Christopher King (Lauren) and great grandson, Austin Bear King, of Jacksonville, FL.
Frances was born on September 9, 1916, in Auburn, NE. She graduated from Auburn High School in 1933 and attended Ferry Hall in Lake Forest, IL before graduating in 1937 from the University of Kansas at Lawrence, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.
She married Howard Stanley Holmgren of Kansas City, MO, in 1940 in Auburn. While Howard served in WWII, she lived in Auburn and upon his return, they lived there until 1958, moving to Omaha, NE until 1986 and then to McLean.
Frances was a 75-year member of Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity; P.E.O. chapters DB and DH in Nebraska, and Omaha's Dundee Presbyterian Church, where she served on the women's association board. She was a countess in the 1938 Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation in Omaha, representing Southeast Nebraska. In Omaha, she served as president of the Immanuel Hospital Women's Auxiliary and president of the Omaha Kappa Alumnae Association.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard; her parents Carl and Maude Nordlund of Auburn; and her grandparents, Carl Oscar and Emily Nelson of Auburn; and John and Augusta Nordlund of Topeka, KS.