On June 14, 1911, Gertrude was born in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, a small town on the shore of Lake Michigan. After her mother died in the 1918 flu epidemic, she and her father moved in with her grandparents.
Gertrude Hansen
She married Robert in 1939 and they celebrated 51 years together before his death. They lived in San Francisco, and their daughter Karen was born there.
After Bob’s death, she moved here to be closer to her daughter. She enjoyed traveling, first with Bob, and later with Karen. Although she will be greatly missed, she is home now with the Lord and reunited with Bob.
A memorial service is at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Issaquah.