Olga Kristianne Norby was born 29 Dec 1888 in Sims, Morton Co., ND and christened by her father on 6 Jan 1889 in Sims Scandinavia Evangelical Lutheran Church. She married 7 Dec 1917 in Denver, Denver Co., CO, William Daniel James, MD, who was born 20 Sep 1882, perhaps in Bristol, VA and died 10 Oct 1949. Olga Kristianne died 6 Jan 1975 at Luther Manor in Wauwatosa, WI where she had lived for the previous five years. She was buried in Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Winchester, WI on 9 Jan 1975.
As a child, Olga lived for several years in Sims ND, Chicago IL and Winchester, WI. She recalled watching every brick laid in the new Grace Lutheran Church in 1904. She also remembered flirting with the workers! She moved to Denver, CO, originally because of her asthma. There she took nurse's training and served the nursing profession at the Denver General Hospital until her marriage in 1917. Although William was educated as a medical doctor, he never established a practice due to ill health. Olga lived in the Denver area for over 55 years before retiring and moving to Milwaukee where she lived at the Astor Hotel for about five years before moving to Luther Manor in Wauwatosa where she lived for five years.
In a letter written 11 Mar 1973, Olga said, "About ‘uf da' -- There is no language as full of idioms as the Norwegian language and ‘Uf da' is definitely a Norwegian idiom. ‘Uf' is ‘ouch' as I have always heard it -- you might say ‘uf da' if you had a sudden pain or ‘uf da' if you saw someone else fall off a ladder or if you saw something ugly. Well, it simply can't be adequately translated." Olga was quirky and fun and one of my favorite "greats".
As a child, Olga lived for several years in Sims ND, Chicago IL and Winchester, WI. She recalled watching every brick laid in the new Grace Lutheran Church in 1904. She also remembered flirting with the workers! She moved to Denver, CO, originally because of her asthma. There she took nurse's training and served the nursing profession at the Denver General Hospital until her marriage in 1917. Although William was educated as a medical doctor, he never established a practice due to ill health. Olga lived in the Denver area for over 55 years before retiring and moving to Milwaukee where she lived at the Astor Hotel for about five years before moving to Luther Manor in Wauwatosa where she lived for five years.
In a letter written 11 Mar 1973, Olga said, "About ‘uf da' -- There is no language as full of idioms as the Norwegian language and ‘Uf da' is definitely a Norwegian idiom. ‘Uf' is ‘ouch' as I have always heard it -- you might say ‘uf da' if you had a sudden pain or ‘uf da' if you saw someone else fall off a ladder or if you saw something ugly. Well, it simply can't be adequately translated." Olga was quirky and fun and one of my favorite "greats".
Olga Kristianne Norby was born 29 Dec 1888 in Sims, Morton Co., ND and christened by her father on 6 Jan 1889 in Sims Scandinavia Evangelical Lutheran Church. She married 7 Dec 1917 in Denver, Denver Co., CO, William Daniel James, MD, who was born 20 Sep 1882, perhaps in Bristol, VA and died 10 Oct 1949. Olga Kristianne died 6 Jan 1975 at Luther Manor in Wauwatosa, WI where she had lived for the previous five years. She was buried in Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Winchester, WI on 9 Jan 1975.
As a child, Olga lived for several years in Sims ND, Chicago IL and Winchester, WI. She recalled watching every brick laid in the new Grace Lutheran Church in 1904. She also remembered flirting with the workers! She moved to Denver, CO, originally because of her asthma. There she took nurse's training and served the nursing profession at the Denver General Hospital until her marriage in 1917. Although William was educated as a medical doctor, he never established a practice due to ill health. Olga lived in the Denver area for over 55 years before retiring and moving to Milwaukee where she lived at the Astor Hotel for about five years before moving to Luther Manor in Wauwatosa where she lived for five years.
In a letter written 11 Mar 1973, Olga said, "About ‘uf da' -- There is no language as full of idioms as the Norwegian language and ‘Uf da' is definitely a Norwegian idiom. ‘Uf' is ‘ouch' as I have always heard it -- you might say ‘uf da' if you had a sudden pain or ‘uf da' if you saw someone else fall off a ladder or if you saw something ugly. Well, it simply can't be adequately translated." Olga was quirky and fun and one of my favorite "greats".
As a child, Olga lived for several years in Sims ND, Chicago IL and Winchester, WI. She recalled watching every brick laid in the new Grace Lutheran Church in 1904. She also remembered flirting with the workers! She moved to Denver, CO, originally because of her asthma. There she took nurse's training and served the nursing profession at the Denver General Hospital until her marriage in 1917. Although William was educated as a medical doctor, he never established a practice due to ill health. Olga lived in the Denver area for over 55 years before retiring and moving to Milwaukee where she lived at the Astor Hotel for about five years before moving to Luther Manor in Wauwatosa where she lived for five years.
In a letter written 11 Mar 1973, Olga said, "About ‘uf da' -- There is no language as full of idioms as the Norwegian language and ‘Uf da' is definitely a Norwegian idiom. ‘Uf' is ‘ouch' as I have always heard it -- you might say ‘uf da' if you had a sudden pain or ‘uf da' if you saw someone else fall off a ladder or if you saw something ugly. Well, it simply can't be adequately translated." Olga was quirky and fun and one of my favorite "greats".
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