Karen was the daughter of Elna and Jens (Emil) Andersen.
She had blue eyes and fair skin.
She was about 5' 2".
She was born on November 24, 1906 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
She arrived in the Port of New York
aboard the ship named SS United States on October 11, 1920
(NOT AVAILABLE YET) Click here to see ship passenger list)
Karen and Ivar Larson
She travelled to America with her maternal grandparents, Gertine and John Hansen,
and her aunt Mary Hansen, and Uncles Nelson Hansen and Elmer Hansen
[click for photo of Karen and Ivar Larson]On August 29, 1929 she married Ivar Lawrence Larsonin New Haven, Connecticut
[Click for wedding photo] and they remained happily married for over 50 years.
Ivar was born on December 20, 1900 in New Haven, Connecticut.
Ivar was a master plumber, and Karen was a housewife.
Together, they had 3 children,
[PAGES NOT AVAILABLE YET Lawrence] [PAGES NOT AVAILABLE YET Dorothy and [PAGES NOT AVAILABLE YET Walter].
In 1951 Karen became a naturalized citizen of the United States
and received hernaturalization certificate
Ivar and Karen lived on View Street in New Haven.
They lived for 17 years on Ott Road in Cheshire
with their daughter Dorothy, and their son-in-law Arthur Civitelli,
whom they thought of as a son.
On September 27, 1980 Ivar Lawrence Larson died.
Photo Gallery: Ivar and Karen, 1978
Karen
Karen and Ivar Larson
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