Gerda Kristiansen

1914 - 2007  (93 years)

• Name	Gerda Kristiansen
  Born	29 Mar 1914	Kvong, Kvong Sogn, Vester Horne Herred, Ribe Amt, Denmark
  Christened	26 Apr 1914	Kvong Kirke, Kvong Sogn, Vester Horne Herred, Ribe Amt
  Gender	Female
  Died	6 Sep 2007	Tendercare, Ludington, Mason County, Michigan, USA
  Buried	Plainfield Township Cemetery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I946	Rossen Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Jens Kristian Kristiansen,   b. 17 May 1884, Åsted, Kvong Sogn, Vester Horne Herred, Ribe Amt ,   d. 12 Mar 1924  (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Ane Marie Frederikke Sørensen,   b. 26 Jun 1887, Fåborg, Fåborg Sogn, Skast Herred, Ribe Amt, Danmark ,   d. 1959  (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	7 Nov 1911	Kvong Kirke, Kvong Sogn, Vester Horne Herred, Ribe Amt
  Family ID	F313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harry Dick Schaap,   b. 27 Nov 1898,   d. 18 Feb 1990, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Married	Nov 1933
  Children	1. Arnold Schaap  [Birth]
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2016
  Family ID	F314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Ane Marie Frederikke Kristiansen/Christensen (nee Sørensen) with her 5 children. My grandmother, Ane Marie Kristiansen, with her children a few years later when they moved into a slightly better house. Gerda is on my grandma's left, then Ane Marie, Arne, and in front row: Raymond, Birtha, and Gunnar. (Raymond Madsen, May 2016)
  		Oscar II The vessel that Jens Kristian Kristiansen, his wife Ane Marie Frederikke Sørensen and their 4 children Arne, Gerda, Berta and Gunnar Kristiansen travelled with when immigrating to the USA in 1921

  
  

  Documents		Jens Kristian Kristiansen, wife Ane Marie Frederikke Sørensen and children Arne, Gerda, Gunnar and Berta in Passenger list from Copenhagen to the USA 6 Oct 1921
  		Gerda Kristiansen Birth and baptism record from The Danish Church Books, 1914

  
  

• Notes

  Gerda Schaap, age 93, of Ludington, MI, passed away on September 6, 2007 at Tendercare of Ludington. She was born on March 29, 1914 in Denmark, daughter of Jens and Marie (Sorensen) Christensen. She attended Scottville High School and graduated in 1933. Gerda married Harry D. Schaap in November of 1933 and was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Ludington. Gerda is survived by her son, Arnold Schaap of Grand Rapids; step-sons, Richard (Charlotte) Schaap of Havana, FL, Rodger E. Schaap of Ruby Creek, MI, Russell (Grace) Schaap of Blythe, CA and eight step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Harry in January 1991, three brothers, Arne Christensen, Gunner Christensen, Raymond Christensen and her sister, Bertha Madisen. Funeral Services for Gerda will be held on Saturday, September 15th at Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center located at 3060 W. US 10, Ludington, MI at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor William Huether officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will take place at the Plainfield Township Cemetery in Grand Rapids, MI. Memorial contribution in memory of Gerda can be directed Hospice of Michigan. The family has entrusted Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center with arrangements.