My maternal great grandmother was really "Alice Gertrude" but her obits and articles throughout her life have her as "Gertrude Alice" or "Gertie".

Rick Emery - great grandson

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Miami Herald May 3, 1959 Page 14B

Mrs. Gertrude Ohlsen

Mrs. Gertrude Alice Ohlsen, 81, of 8221 NE Miami Ct., died Saturday. She came here 33 years ago from Cleveland, Ohio and was a member of the North Miami Seventh Day Adventist Church, and the ladies auxiliary of the Woodmen of the World. Surviving are a son, Wayne Shipman, Miami a daughter, 11 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 3:30 p m, Monday in Van Orsdel's Gratigny Rd. chapel. Entombment will be in the Southern Memorial park Mausoleum.

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Green Springs Echo, May 7, 1959, Page 1,
Col. 4

Mrs. G. Ohlsen
Dies in Florida

Mrs. Gertrude Ohlsen, 82, mother of Mrs. Harry Brininger, this village, died early Saturday morning at her home in Miami Fla. She had been ill health for the past three years and her condition had been serious for three months. Mrs. Brininger left here by plane Friday evening but did not arrive in Florida until shortly after her mother's death. She had returned home only two weeks ago after spending three months with her mother.

A former resident of Clyde, Mrs. Ohlsen was well known here. Surviving with her daughter, are a son, Wayne of Miami, Fla.: numerous grandchildren including Mrs. Elbert Emery, northeast of town, and numerous great grandchildren.

Services were held in Miami on Tuesday afternoon.

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Gertie & Grant Shipman were married December 24, 1892
Gertie & John Ohlsen were married March 31, 1914