Harriet Skogsrud (1898 – 1979)

Harriet Ness (or Næss), married Skogsrud.
Birth: 02 March 1898, Oslo, Norway
Death: 18 April 1979, Gjøvik, Norway
Parents: Sander Syversen Næss (1869-1939) and Emilie Jakobsdatter Mørch (1871-1950)
Siblings: Mathilde Næss (1896-1927), Syver Næss (1899-?), Halvard Næss (1901-?), Johan Kristian Næss (1903-?), John Næss (1904-1905), Hanna Josefine Næss (married Jørgensen) (1906-?), Hans Næss (1909-?)
Husband: Asbjørn Skogsrud

Children

  1. Henny Evelyn (1918-2002)
    • married to Kjell Nilsen
    • They had two sons: Ulf and Ragnvald
  2. Rolf Bredo Sander (1920-1975)
    • married to Solveig
    • They had two children: Rita and Roy
  3. Lillian Harriet (1923-1962) married to David Osa
  4. Sonja Mildred (1929-2007)
    • married to Bjørn Falkenstrøm Hallberg
    • They had two daughters: Bodil and Nina
  5. Vera Marion (1936)
    • married to Tore Eriksen
    • They had three children: Tone, Tore and Dagfin

Her life

Harriet Næss Skogsrud
Harriet Næss Skogsrud

My maternal grandmother was born in Oslo (Kristiania) on 2 March 1898 where she lived until she was 19 years old and married Asbjørn on 26 December 1917 in Oslo. She then moved to Gjøvik where she lived until her death on 18 April 1979.

She was an active member of the labour party’s woman’s group (Gjøvik Arbeidersamfunds kvinnegruppe) for many years.

I have good memories of spending my school lunch breaks in her kitchen chatting and playing cards.