Lorena Olive "Rena" Nelson

1897 - 1975  (77 years)

• Name	Lorena Olive "Rena" Nelson
  Nickname	Rena
  Birth	12 Nov 1897	Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Jul 1975	Crystal, Hennepin Co., MN   [3]
  Burial	14 Jul 1975	Gethsemane Cemetery, New Hope, Hennepin Co., MN   [4]
  Person ID	I50595	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Frank Peter Nelson,   b. Nov 1861, Sweden d. 21 May 1949, Crystal, Hennepin Co., MN (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Nancy Jane Garrett,   b. Jul 1868, Lee Co., VA d. 15 Mar 1952, Anoka Co., MN (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	3 May 1890	Lee Co., VA   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F17740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph William Hirsch,   b. 16 Feb 1897, Joliet, Will Co., IL d. 6 Oct 1967, Crystal, Hennepin Co., MN (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1920  [7]
  Children	1. Robert Joseph "Bob" Hirsch,   b. 15 Sep 1921, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN d. 24 Dec 2012, Robbinsdale, Hennepin Co., MN (Age 91 years)   2. Louise Mary Hirsch,   b. 3 Jun 1923, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN d. 9 Mar 2006, New Hope, Hennepin Co., MN (Age 82 years)   3. John Louis Hirsch,   b. 19 Apr 1925, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN d. 4 Apr 1995, Hennepin Co., MN (Age 69 years)   4. Patricia Anna Hirsch,   b. 2 Mar 1931, Hennepin Co., MN d. 18 Feb 2016, Hunter, Cass Co., ND (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F17753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Minneapolis Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, Saturday, 12 Jul 1975, p. 1C, col. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-obituary-for-hirsch-lorenna/162833935/ OBITUARIES AND FUNERALS Hirsch, Lorenna O., age 77, 3500 Xenia Ave. N., Crystal. Survived by sons Robert J. of Crystal, John L. of New Hope. Daughters Mrs. William (Louise) Storie of Rogers. Mrs. Richard (Patricia) Elwood of Crystal. 23 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren. Brothers Jessie Nelson of Corcoran. Wesley Nelson of Robbinsdale. Sister Edna Matthews of Robbinsdale. Member of Crystal Sr. Citizens. Funeral Mon. 9:30 a.m. from Gearty-Johnson-Delmore Chapel, 3888 West Broadway, Robbinsdale. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. at the Church of the Sacred Heart. Interment Gethsemane Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sun. Prayer Service Sun. 7:30 p.m.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2286] Minnesota, Hennepin County, FCR: Hennepin Co., MN 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 768, Minneapolis Ward 7, enumeration district (ED) 81, sheet 11B, dwelling 201, family 228, Rena Nelson, accessed 6 Jan 2025 (Reliability: 3). [S2292] Minnesota, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2010)), accessed 6 Jan 2025), Lorena Olive Nelson, 1897, Hennepin County; FHL Film No. 1498842. (Reliability: 3). [S1946] Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2001)), accessed 10 Jan 2025), Lorena Olive Hirsch, 1975, Hennepin County; certificate no. 017094. (Reliability: 3). [S2309] Minnesota. Minneapolis., Minneapolis Tribune, "OBITUARIES AND FUNERALS," 12 Jul 1975, p. 1C, col. 2; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 11 Jan 2025). (Reliability: 3). [S2286] Minnesota, Hennepin County, FCR: Hennepin Co., MN 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 768, Minneapolis Ward 7, enumeration district (ED) 81, sheet 11A, dwelling 201, family 228, Frank T. Nelson, accessed 6 Jan 2025 (Reliability: 3). [S1700] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2013)), accessed 6 Jan 2025), Nelson-Garrett, 1890, Lee County; FHL Film No. 32441. (Reliability: 3). [S2301] Minnesota, Hennepin County, FCR: Hennepin Co., MN 1930, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 1093, Minneapolis Ward 7, enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 48B, p. 210, dwelling 627, family 732, Joseph W. Hirsch, accessed 11 Jan 2025 (Reliability: 3).