Gunhild C. "Gunny" Knudsen, 90, of Princeton, died April 23 at Buckingham Place.Born in Haugesund, Norway, she emigrated to Brooklyn in 1928 and moved to Griggstown in 1948, where she resided until September 2007.She was the recipient of the Sarah Delano Roosevelt Award for academic achievement, presented to her by Mrs. Roosevelt in 1932.A member of the Griggstown Reformed Church, she was active in the Church's Sunday School program, sang in the church choir, and served as past president of the church's Missionary Society. Daughter of the late Henry and Olga Emberland Oakland, she is survived by her husband of 69 years, Richard Knudsen; a daughter, Janet Slover; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Gunhild C. "Gunny" Knudsen, 90, of Princeton, died April 23 at Buckingham Place.Born in Haugesund, Norway, she emigrated to Brooklyn in 1928 and moved to Griggstown in 1948, where she resided until September 2007.She was the recipient of the Sarah Delano Roosevelt Award for academic achievement, presented to her by Mrs. Roosevelt in 1932.A member of the Griggstown Reformed Church, she was active in the Church's Sunday School program, sang in the church choir, and served as past president of the church's Missionary Society. Daughter of the late Henry and Olga Emberland Oakland, she is survived by her husband of 69 years, Richard Knudsen; a daughter, Janet Slover; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
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