Nielsen, Gertrude
appeared in Glenview Announcements, 16 Apr 1998, p. 172
Description
- Media Type
- Genealogical Resource
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Obituaries
- Notes
- Birth Date: 1897-07-27
Spouse: Arthur C. Nielsen Sr.
Survived by: A son, Arthur Jr., Philip R.. Margaret (Peggy( Steigele, Rev. Barbara H. Nielsen and Virginia G. Gradiska; 14 grandchildren; 21 geat-grandchildren
Age 100; longtime Winnetka IL resident; born in Berwyn, at early age, mother died and raised by grandmother; married in 1918; moved to Winnetka in 1922, built home on Ardsley Road in 1937; civic leader and philanthropist; member of Christ Church; member of Winnetka School District 36 PTAs; supporter of Chicago Botanic Garden, named life director in 1997; donated in 1969 A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center to Winnetka Park District; helped found Gertrude B. Nielsen Child Care & Learning Center in Northbrook; funded Gertrude Nielsen Children's Garden at Green Bay Botanical Gardens in 1996; donated to beautification projects at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago; helped fund Imagine Chicago for inner-city youths; preceded in death by her husband, Arthur (A.C. Nielsen Company, developer of television ratings system) - Date of Publication
- 16 Apr 1998
- Date Of Event
- April 8, 1998
- Last Name(s)
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Nielsen
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Glenview Public LibraryEmail:genealogy@glenviewpl.org
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