Valborg Ann Norby

  Research Notes:

1. Marriage - WA Digital - Seattle

- marriage performed by J T Norby
- Edna Norby as witness

2. The Seattle Times, - various

- 26 May 1940, p 29 - intentions to wed: Otis Grande, age 26, of Tacoma; Valborg A Norby, age 24, of 509 N 42 St
- 2 Dec 1941, p 24 - notice of birth of girl Nov 6 - Mr and Mrs Otis J Grande, South Bend, Pacific Co
- 10 May 1953, p 2 - Otis Grande a "district officer" for Pacific District of the Brotherhood, Evangelical Lutheran Church
- 11 July 1959, p 4 - Otis Grande of Tacoma was named "brotherhood chairman" -- the merger of the 3 Lutheran church organizations for 1960 (Evangelical Lutheran, American Lutheran and United Evangelical Lutheran)
- 20 Aug 1965, p 8 - Otis Grande of Tacoma is a nominee for President, American Lutheran Church Brotherhood

3. Otis Grande, obit, 1988

from www.genealogybank.com; The Seattle Post-Intelligencer,

- was a Teacher and Principal at Hunt Junior High - retired in 1975
- active in the church and a church leader serving in many national offices
- survived by Volly, his wife of 48 years <thus, married abt 1940>
- survived by daughters Julianne Desseau, of Fox Island (abt 30 kms west of Tacoma); Barbara Kyllo, of Bothell;
- survived by sons, Joe Grande, of Redmond; Douglas Grande, of Seattle; six grandchildren;

Tacoma News Tribune, 23 Aug 1988
- lived in Tacoma since 1925
- taught at several schools and was principal (retired in 1975 as Principal of Hunt Junior Hunt School in Tacoma) - in Ocean Park, South Bend and Tacoma
- served with many national church offices of the Lutheran Church
- survived - as above

4. [ 22 Dec 2010 and 13 Mar 2012 ] - no other information on the Valborg (Volly) - assumption is that she is still living --- as of 13 Jan 2009 she was living re; sister Josephine's obit ; no other information on the children


5. Ancestry.com Public Member Trees [ 13 Mar 2012 ]

- owner Ronald Madison, San Franisco; last login 13 Mar 2012 - has 3 trees re; Otis J Grande and has his birth in Pensacola, Flordia ---- has not information on Valborg, but ancesters of Otis, etc

- 'Wardell Family Tree owner sbasseau', Seattle, WA; last login 7 months ago <Sept 2011> - notes that grandmother [ likely Valborg, since most of the data entered is on the Norby side ] had done a family tree and wrote "pages and pages of information" kept in a binder; BUT not a lot of information - no parents for John Torvald Norby or his wife; John's family listed, but not up to date.
- no death entry for Valborg before Sept 2011


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Valborg married Otis Julian Grande on 30 May 1940 in Seattle, King Co, Washington, United States.³⁸⁷⁷ (Otis Julian Grande was born on 25 Aug 1913 and died on 24 Aug 1988 in Tacoma, Pierce Co, Washington, United States ^3879,3880.)