Kari Osa (1887 – 1975)

Kari Marie Larsdatter (Places: Vattedal, Osa)
Birth: 15 February 1887, Vattedal, Tysnes, Hordaland. Norway
Death: 16 July 1975, Bergen, Norway
Parents: Lars Johnsen Vattedal (1846-1919) and Kari Jonsdatter (1851 – 1899)
Siblings: John Larsen (1872-1956), Kari (1874-1882), Ellen Marie (1877-1882), Margarethe Johnette Larsdatter (1879-1968), Lars Johan Larsen (1883-?), Jacob Nicolai Larsen (1890-1927), Hans Olai Larsen (1895-1914)
Husband: Lars Nilsson Osa

FamilySearch FamilyTree ID: GH53-MXL

Marriage: She married Lars Nilsen Osa in Bergen on 9 October 1911. 

Children

1. 1912 – Nelly Amanda Osa (27-02-1912-11-04-2001)
   • – married Bjarne Mauritz Larsen (1895-1968) who was a painter.
   • They had one son, Leif Herman Osa, in 1939.
   • She remarried Bjarne Lindemann after her first husbands death.
2. 1915 – Leif Karl Osa (30-03-1915-10-03-1933) – he died at age 17
3. 1917 – Hans Olai Osa (26-10-1917-17-11-1991)
   • – married Magda Valdersnes (09-02-1917-19-09-2008).
   • They had 5 sons, Leif Karl (1939), Einar (1941), Harald (1943-2020), Sigurd Geir (1947) & Kjell Inge (1953).
   • Magda also had a son, Harry Røskeland (Valdersnes) (1936), with Bernard Michelsen.
4. 1920 – David Osa (19-04-1920-05-09-1965) – my father.

Stories

She had a shop and possibly a café in Osa.

She later had a café Solvang in Voss. She also ran a café and a boardinghouse in Bergen as well as catering events..

I spent many a summer with my paternal grandmother in Bergen. She lived at the top of an apartment building with a furniture store below, near the fish market. I remember some great meals.

Here are some photos from her life. All but the last one were kindly provided by my cousin Leif Karl Osa

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