| Gunhild Foerster | |
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| Birth: | 28 December 1893 Oslo, Oestlandet, Norway |
| Death: | 4 February 2005 Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Age: | 111 years, 38 days |
| Country: |  NOR USA
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| Validated | |
Gunhild “Gunnie” Stenerud Foerster (née Stenerud; 28 December 1893 – 4 February 2005) was a validated Norwegian-born American supercentenarian.
Biography[]
Gunhild Foerster was born in Oslo, Norway on 28 December 1893. Her parents were the vognmann Sigvard Stenerud and Nikoline Stenerud, both born 1864. She had four siblings: Magnhild, Hans, Sigrid and Finn Stenerud. Her mother died of tuberculosis in 1906.
She emigrated to America in September 1914. After the World War I, she married Arthur Foerster. They had a daughter: Marilyn.
Gunhild Foerster died in Seattle, Washington, USA on 4 February 2005 at the age of 111 years, 38 days. She is the second-oldest Norwegian emigrant ever behind Julia Lyng, and the seventh-oldest Norweigan-born supercentenarian of all time.
References[]
- Table A - Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date) GRG
- Gunhild “Gunnie” Stone Foerster Find A Grave
- Gunhild Stenerud (1893 - 2005) Geni