Yolanda Christina Tandberg (1902-2003) French was a centenarian. (b. December 01, 1902, Kristiania, Oslo, Norway - d. September 22, 2003, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, 48098, USA) Social Security Number 384463321.
Parents:
She was the daughter of Thorvald Martin Tandberg I (1874-1970); and Alvilde Marie Naess (1875-1933) of Kristiania, Oslo, Norway.
Birth:
December 01, 1902, Kristiania, Oslo, Norway.
Siblings:
Ethel Valborg Alfrida Tandberg (1898-1995) who was born in Norway and married Clifford Edward Milner (1892-1980); Thorvald Martin Tandberg II (1900) who died as an infant; Ralph Christian Andreas Tandberg (1901-1995) aka Thoralph Tandberg, who was a safety engineer, who married Sigrid Marie Andreassen (1905-1940) and after her death married Esther Ruth Clyde (1895-1973) and after a divorce married JoAnn Losey (1931-2006); Thordis Jetta Alvilde Tandberg (1904-1919) who died when she was 14 of spinal meningitis; and Carl Frederick Tandberg (1910-1988) who was born in Massachusetts, and was a bass guitar musician, who married Alice Nazian Gonyer (1909-1992). All the other children were born in Kristiania, Oslo, Norway. There were two children stillborn.
Marriage:
She married Joseph Nathaniel French I (1888-1975). He was an architect with Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. in Detroit, Michigan.
Children:
Juanita Leslie French (1913-1978) who married Robert Murchie (c1915-1978); Christina French (1916- ) who married William Charles; Carolyn Avilde French (1927-) who married Victor Kochajda; Natalie Joan French (1931- ) who married Anthony Mario Cangelosi (1928-1983) and after a divorce married George King Cheatham; Joseph Nathaniel French II (1933- ) who studied Shakspearean Theatre in England and married Reba Louella Emerson (1928-2005); and Yolanda Erlena French (1935-1976) who married Robert Mills and she died as a passenger in a drunk driver accident.
Raised children of Ralph Tandberg and Sigrid Andreassen:
Sigrid Marie Andreassen (1905-1940) was married to Ralph Christian Andreas Tandberg (1901-1995). Sigrid died in 1940, and the children, Adelma and June were sent to live with Joseph and Yolanda in Detroit, Michigan.
Death:
Yolanda died on September 22, 2003 in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan. She was buried in Roseland Park Cemetery at 29001 Woodward Avenue, Berkley, Michigan.
Funeral notice:
Her funeral notice appeared online: "French, Yolanda. September 22, 2003, Age 100. Wife of the late Joseph N. Sr. Dear mother of Carolyn Kochajda (Victor), Natalie Cheatham (George), Joseph N. French Jr. (Reba), Christina Charles and the late Yolanda Henning and Juanita Murchie. Also survived by 22 grandchidren, 34 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren. Funeral service at A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home, 2600 Crooks Rd. (btw. Maple & Big Beavor) Thursday 11 AM. Family will receive friends Wednesday 2-8PM. Memorial tributes to St. Stephen Episcopal Church or donors choice."
Obituary:
"Yolanda Christina French. Born in Oslo, Norway on Dec. 1, 1902. Departed on Sep. 22, 2003 and resided in Troy, MI. Visitation: Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2003. Service: Thursday, Sep. 25, 2003. Cemetery: Roseland Park Cemetery. Yolanda Christina French, nee: Tandberg, age 100, died September 22, 2003, at Boulevard Hills Nursing Home, Rochester Hills, MI. She was born December 1, 1902, in Oslo, Norway, and was a current resident of Troy, Michigan. She emigrated to the United States in 1909 when she was 7 years old. Mrs. French, a Homemaker in her own home, was very active at St. Paul Memorial Episcopal Church (Detroit), and also at St. Christopher/St. Paul Episcopal Church (Detroit). She was also very active as a leader in the Girl Scouts, and she was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Deceased Spouse: the late Joseph N. French, Sr., deceased February, 1974. Surviving Daughters: Carolyn Kochajda (Victor), Natalie Cheatham (George), and Christina Charles. Deceased Daughters: the late Yolanda Henning and Juanita Murchie. Surviving Son: Joseph N. French, Jr. (Reba). Grandchildren: 22, Great-grandchildren: 34, and Great-great-grandchildren: 10. Visitation will be on Wednesday, September 24, 2003, from 2-8 PM at A. J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home, 2600 Crooks Road, Troy, MI (between Maple and Big Beaver). Funeral Service will be on Thursday, September 25, 2003, at 11 AM, at the funeral home, with The Reverend Jonathan C. Sams officiating. Interment will follow at Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Michigan."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on May 6, 2006. Updated on February 3, 2011 with her funeral notice and obituary and an image from her obituary.
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Parents:
She was the daughter of Thorvald Martin Tandberg I (1874-1970); and Alvilde Marie Naess (1875-1933) of Kristiania, Oslo, Norway.
Birth:
December 01, 1902, Kristiania, Oslo, Norway.
Siblings:
Ethel Valborg Alfrida Tandberg (1898-1995) who was born in Norway and married Clifford Edward Milner (1892-1980); Thorvald Martin Tandberg II (1900) who died as an infant; Ralph Christian Andreas Tandberg (1901-1995) aka Thoralph Tandberg, who was a safety engineer, who married Sigrid Marie Andreassen (1905-1940) and after her death married Esther Ruth Clyde (1895-1973) and after a divorce married JoAnn Losey (1931-2006); Thordis Jetta Alvilde Tandberg (1904-1919) who died when she was 14 of spinal meningitis; and Carl Frederick Tandberg (1910-1988) who was born in Massachusetts, and was a bass guitar musician, who married Alice Nazian Gonyer (1909-1992). All the other children were born in Kristiania, Oslo, Norway. There were two children stillborn.
Marriage:
She married Joseph Nathaniel French I (1888-1975). He was an architect with Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. in Detroit, Michigan.
Children:
Juanita Leslie French (1913-1978) who married Robert Murchie (c1915-1978); Christina French (1916- ) who married William Charles; Carolyn Avilde French (1927-) who married Victor Kochajda; Natalie Joan French (1931- ) who married Anthony Mario Cangelosi (1928-1983) and after a divorce married George King Cheatham; Joseph Nathaniel French II (1933- ) who studied Shakspearean Theatre in England and married Reba Louella Emerson (1928-2005); and Yolanda Erlena French (1935-1976) who married Robert Mills and she died as a passenger in a drunk driver accident.
Raised children of Ralph Tandberg and Sigrid Andreassen:
Sigrid Marie Andreassen (1905-1940) was married to Ralph Christian Andreas Tandberg (1901-1995). Sigrid died in 1940, and the children, Adelma and June were sent to live with Joseph and Yolanda in Detroit, Michigan.
Death:
Yolanda died on September 22, 2003 in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan. She was buried in Roseland Park Cemetery at 29001 Woodward Avenue, Berkley, Michigan.
Funeral notice:
Her funeral notice appeared online: "French, Yolanda. September 22, 2003, Age 100. Wife of the late Joseph N. Sr. Dear mother of Carolyn Kochajda (Victor), Natalie Cheatham (George), Joseph N. French Jr. (Reba), Christina Charles and the late Yolanda Henning and Juanita Murchie. Also survived by 22 grandchidren, 34 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren. Funeral service at A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home, 2600 Crooks Rd. (btw. Maple & Big Beavor) Thursday 11 AM. Family will receive friends Wednesday 2-8PM. Memorial tributes to St. Stephen Episcopal Church or donors choice."
Obituary:
"Yolanda Christina French. Born in Oslo, Norway on Dec. 1, 1902. Departed on Sep. 22, 2003 and resided in Troy, MI. Visitation: Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2003. Service: Thursday, Sep. 25, 2003. Cemetery: Roseland Park Cemetery. Yolanda Christina French, nee: Tandberg, age 100, died September 22, 2003, at Boulevard Hills Nursing Home, Rochester Hills, MI. She was born December 1, 1902, in Oslo, Norway, and was a current resident of Troy, Michigan. She emigrated to the United States in 1909 when she was 7 years old. Mrs. French, a Homemaker in her own home, was very active at St. Paul Memorial Episcopal Church (Detroit), and also at St. Christopher/St. Paul Episcopal Church (Detroit). She was also very active as a leader in the Girl Scouts, and she was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Deceased Spouse: the late Joseph N. French, Sr., deceased February, 1974. Surviving Daughters: Carolyn Kochajda (Victor), Natalie Cheatham (George), and Christina Charles. Deceased Daughters: the late Yolanda Henning and Juanita Murchie. Surviving Son: Joseph N. French, Jr. (Reba). Grandchildren: 22, Great-grandchildren: 34, and Great-great-grandchildren: 10. Visitation will be on Wednesday, September 24, 2003, from 2-8 PM at A. J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home, 2600 Crooks Road, Troy, MI (between Maple and Big Beaver). Funeral Service will be on Thursday, September 25, 2003, at 11 AM, at the funeral home, with The Reverend Jonathan C. Sams officiating. Interment will follow at Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Michigan."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on May 6, 2006. Updated on February 3, 2011 with her funeral notice and obituary and an image from her obituary.
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Yolanda Christina Tandberg (1902-2003) French was a centenarian. (b. December 01, 1902, Kristiania, Oslo, Norway - d. September 22, 2003, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, 48098, USA) Social Security Number 384463321.
Parents:
She was the daughter of Thorvald Martin Tandberg I (1874-1970); and Alvilde Marie Naess (1875-1933) of Kristiania, Oslo, Norway.
Birth:
December 01, 1902, Kristiania, Oslo, Norway.
Siblings:
Ethel Valborg Alfrida Tandberg (1898-1995) who was born in Norway and married Clifford Edward Milner (1892-1980); Thorvald Martin Tandberg II (1900) who died as an infant; Ralph Christian Andreas Tandberg (1901-1995) aka Thoralph Tandberg, who was a safety engineer, who married Sigrid Marie Andreassen (1905-1940) and after her death married Esther Ruth Clyde (1895-1973) and after a divorce married JoAnn Losey (1931-2006); Thordis Jetta Alvilde Tandberg (1904-1919) who died when she was 14 of spinal meningitis; and Carl Frederick Tandberg (1910-1988) who was born in Massachusetts, and was a bass guitar musician, who married Alice Nazian Gonyer (1909-1992). All the other children were born in Kristiania, Oslo, Norway. There were two children stillborn.
Marriage:
She married Joseph Nathaniel French I (1888-1975). He was an architect with Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. in Detroit, Michigan.
Children:
Juanita Leslie French (1913-1978) who married Robert Murchie (c1915-1978); Christina French (1916- ) who married William Charles; Carolyn Avilde French (1927-) who married Victor Kochajda; Natalie Joan French (1931- ) who married Anthony Mario Cangelosi (1928-1983) and after a divorce married George King Cheatham; Joseph Nathaniel French II (1933- ) who studied Shakspearean Theatre in England and married Reba Louella Emerson (1928-2005); and Yolanda Erlena French (1935-1976) who married Robert Mills and she died as a passenger in a drunk driver accident.
Raised children of Ralph Tandberg and Sigrid Andreassen:
Sigrid Marie Andreassen (1905-1940) was married to Ralph Christian Andreas Tandberg (1901-1995). Sigrid died in 1940, and the children, Adelma and June were sent to live with Joseph and Yolanda in Detroit, Michigan.
Death:
Yolanda died on September 22, 2003 in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan. She was buried in Roseland Park Cemetery at 29001 Woodward Avenue, Berkley, Michigan.
Funeral notice:
Her funeral notice appeared online: "French, Yolanda. September 22, 2003, Age 100. Wife of the late Joseph N. Sr. Dear mother of Carolyn Kochajda (Victor), Natalie Cheatham (George), Joseph N. French Jr. (Reba), Christina Charles and the late Yolanda Henning and Juanita Murchie. Also survived by 22 grandchidren, 34 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren. Funeral service at A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home, 2600 Crooks Rd. (btw. Maple & Big Beavor) Thursday 11 AM. Family will receive friends Wednesday 2-8PM. Memorial tributes to St. Stephen Episcopal Church or donors choice."
Obituary:
"Yolanda Christina French. Born in Oslo, Norway on Dec. 1, 1902. Departed on Sep. 22, 2003 and resided in Troy, MI. Visitation: Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2003. Service: Thursday, Sep. 25, 2003. Cemetery: Roseland Park Cemetery. Yolanda Christina French, nee: Tandberg, age 100, died September 22, 2003, at Boulevard Hills Nursing Home, Rochester Hills, MI. She was born December 1, 1902, in Oslo, Norway, and was a current resident of Troy, Michigan. She emigrated to the United States in 1909 when she was 7 years old. Mrs. French, a Homemaker in her own home, was very active at St. Paul Memorial Episcopal Church (Detroit), and also at St. Christopher/St. Paul Episcopal Church (Detroit). She was also very active as a leader in the Girl Scouts, and she was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Deceased Spouse: the late Joseph N. French, Sr., deceased February, 1974. Surviving Daughters: Carolyn Kochajda (Victor), Natalie Cheatham (George), and Christina Charles. Deceased Daughters: the late Yolanda Henning and Juanita Murchie. Surviving Son: Joseph N. French, Jr. (Reba). Grandchildren: 22, Great-grandchildren: 34, and Great-great-grandchildren: 10. Visitation will be on Wednesday, September 24, 2003, from 2-8 PM at A. J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home, 2600 Crooks Road, Troy, MI (between Maple and Big Beaver). Funeral Service will be on Thursday, September 25, 2003, at 11 AM, at the funeral home, with The Reverend Jonathan C. Sams officiating. Interment will follow at Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Michigan."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on May 6, 2006. Updated on February 3, 2011 with her funeral notice and obituary and an image from her obituary.
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Parents:
She was the daughter of Thorvald Martin Tandberg I (1874-1970); and Alvilde Marie Naess (1875-1933) of Kristiania, Oslo, Norway.
Birth:
December 01, 1902, Kristiania, Oslo, Norway.
Siblings:
Ethel Valborg Alfrida Tandberg (1898-1995) who was born in Norway and married Clifford Edward Milner (1892-1980); Thorvald Martin Tandberg II (1900) who died as an infant; Ralph Christian Andreas Tandberg (1901-1995) aka Thoralph Tandberg, who was a safety engineer, who married Sigrid Marie Andreassen (1905-1940) and after her death married Esther Ruth Clyde (1895-1973) and after a divorce married JoAnn Losey (1931-2006); Thordis Jetta Alvilde Tandberg (1904-1919) who died when she was 14 of spinal meningitis; and Carl Frederick Tandberg (1910-1988) who was born in Massachusetts, and was a bass guitar musician, who married Alice Nazian Gonyer (1909-1992). All the other children were born in Kristiania, Oslo, Norway. There were two children stillborn.
Marriage:
She married Joseph Nathaniel French I (1888-1975). He was an architect with Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. in Detroit, Michigan.
Children:
Juanita Leslie French (1913-1978) who married Robert Murchie (c1915-1978); Christina French (1916- ) who married William Charles; Carolyn Avilde French (1927-) who married Victor Kochajda; Natalie Joan French (1931- ) who married Anthony Mario Cangelosi (1928-1983) and after a divorce married George King Cheatham; Joseph Nathaniel French II (1933- ) who studied Shakspearean Theatre in England and married Reba Louella Emerson (1928-2005); and Yolanda Erlena French (1935-1976) who married Robert Mills and she died as a passenger in a drunk driver accident.
Raised children of Ralph Tandberg and Sigrid Andreassen:
Sigrid Marie Andreassen (1905-1940) was married to Ralph Christian Andreas Tandberg (1901-1995). Sigrid died in 1940, and the children, Adelma and June were sent to live with Joseph and Yolanda in Detroit, Michigan.
Death:
Yolanda died on September 22, 2003 in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan. She was buried in Roseland Park Cemetery at 29001 Woodward Avenue, Berkley, Michigan.
Funeral notice:
Her funeral notice appeared online: "French, Yolanda. September 22, 2003, Age 100. Wife of the late Joseph N. Sr. Dear mother of Carolyn Kochajda (Victor), Natalie Cheatham (George), Joseph N. French Jr. (Reba), Christina Charles and the late Yolanda Henning and Juanita Murchie. Also survived by 22 grandchidren, 34 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren. Funeral service at A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home, 2600 Crooks Rd. (btw. Maple & Big Beavor) Thursday 11 AM. Family will receive friends Wednesday 2-8PM. Memorial tributes to St. Stephen Episcopal Church or donors choice."
Obituary:
"Yolanda Christina French. Born in Oslo, Norway on Dec. 1, 1902. Departed on Sep. 22, 2003 and resided in Troy, MI. Visitation: Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2003. Service: Thursday, Sep. 25, 2003. Cemetery: Roseland Park Cemetery. Yolanda Christina French, nee: Tandberg, age 100, died September 22, 2003, at Boulevard Hills Nursing Home, Rochester Hills, MI. She was born December 1, 1902, in Oslo, Norway, and was a current resident of Troy, Michigan. She emigrated to the United States in 1909 when she was 7 years old. Mrs. French, a Homemaker in her own home, was very active at St. Paul Memorial Episcopal Church (Detroit), and also at St. Christopher/St. Paul Episcopal Church (Detroit). She was also very active as a leader in the Girl Scouts, and she was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Deceased Spouse: the late Joseph N. French, Sr., deceased February, 1974. Surviving Daughters: Carolyn Kochajda (Victor), Natalie Cheatham (George), and Christina Charles. Deceased Daughters: the late Yolanda Henning and Juanita Murchie. Surviving Son: Joseph N. French, Jr. (Reba). Grandchildren: 22, Great-grandchildren: 34, and Great-great-grandchildren: 10. Visitation will be on Wednesday, September 24, 2003, from 2-8 PM at A. J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home, 2600 Crooks Road, Troy, MI (between Maple and Big Beaver). Funeral Service will be on Thursday, September 25, 2003, at 11 AM, at the funeral home, with The Reverend Jonathan C. Sams officiating. Interment will follow at Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Michigan."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on May 6, 2006. Updated on February 3, 2011 with her funeral notice and obituary and an image from her obituary.
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