Lillian (Jordal) and Kenneth Finnestad

Here is a photo of Lillian Jordal and Kenneth Finnestad taken in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.   I am not sure of the date of the photo but I believe it to be sometime in the 1930's.

Lillian was the daughter of Ingeborg (Haldorsdatter Mæland) and Omund Jordal and the granddaughter of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson.

Lillian Thea (Jordal) Finnestad - burial

My grandmother, Lillian Finnestad, granddaughter of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson was buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery (aka Brodie's Grove) northeast of Creston, Ogle county, Illinois.

Lillian, daughter of Ingeborg (Haldorsdatter Mæland) and Omund Jordal married Kenneth Christopher Finnestad on May 2, 1936 in Geneva, Kane county, Illinois.

Kenneth was born on September 18, 1913, to Mary (Kurth) and Oliver Finnestad in Lynnville township, Ogle county, Illinois.   

Kenneth passed away May 16, 1996 in DeKalb, DeKalb county, Illinois.   Lillian passed away January 6, 2000 in Franklin Grove, Lee county, Illinois.

Lillian Thea (Jordal) Finnestad - obituary

Here is the obituary for my grandmother, Lillian Thea Finnestad, granddaughter of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson.

Lillian was the 11th child (of 12) born to Ingeborg (Haldorsdatter Mæland) and Omund Jordal.

Lillian Jordal

Here is a photo from a newspaper of my grandmother, Lillian Jordal, granddaughter of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson.

This may have been taken to announce the marriage to my grandfather Kenneth Finnestad in May 1936.

Lillian was the daughter of Ingeborg (Malland) and Omund Jordal.

Lillian and Gordon Jordal

I believe the photo below is of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson's grandchildren, my grandmother, Lillian and her brother Gordon sitting on a mountain of corn from about 1919 or 1920.

Lillian and Gordon were the children of Ingeborg (Malland) and Omund Jordal.