Gretchen AHLSWEDE^[1]

1917 - 2007  (90 years)

• Name	Gretchen AHLSWEDE
  Birth	9 Nov 1917	Passadena, Los Angeles Co, CA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Education	1939	Palo Alto, CA   [1]
  	Gretchen graduated from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California 1939.
  anecdote	c. 1944 - 1948  [1]
  	During World War II, Gretchen served with the Red Cross in Africa and Italy. After the war, she worked for the U.S. Foreigh Services in Chile. Upon her return to the U.S., she worked for the United Nations in New York City.
  Death	25 Dec 2007	Norfolk City, VA   [2]
  	Gretchen died in Norfolk, Virginia on 25 December 2007. She was 90 years old at the time of her death.
  MEMS	29 Dec 2007	Norfolk City, VA   [1]
  	A memorial service was held at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Norfolk at 1:00pm on 29 December 2007. Bishop Charles Vache officiated.
  Burial	29 Dec 2007	Norfolk City, VA   [3]
  	A private burial service followed later that same day at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
  Person ID	I62723	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Rowland AHLSWEDE
  Mother	Katherine (UNKNOWN)
  Family ID	F7104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dr. Alfred Randolph GARNETT, Sr.,   b. 1 Dec 1913, Virginia d. Nov 1983 (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Dr. Alfred Randolph GARNETT, Jr.   2. Dr. Benjamin A. GARNETT
  Family ID	F7101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2450] Gretchen A. Garnett obituary, The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) 27 December 2007. [S2449] Gretchen A. Garnett. SSN 093-16-4532. SSDI. [S1314] Elmwood Cemetery burial registers, Norfolk, VA.