- Date Of Birth: June 18, 1924
- Date Of Death: May 18, 2020
- State: Illinois
Edna M. Gabrielsen, 95, of Ottawa, passed away on Monday morning, May 18, at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Gabrielsen was born on June 18, 1924 in Ottawa, to Rudolph and Margaret (Vallero) Brickert. She married Arthur Gabrielsen on June 5, 1946 at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Ottawa. He preceded her in death on October 6, 1974. She was employed at Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company for many years and later at Sweet Dreams in Ottawa.
After her retirement she worked at ReRuns as a volunteer. Edna was a member of the Evangelical United Methodist Church in Ottawa. Edna is survived by two daughters, Carol (David) Costello, of Westchester, IL and Jane (Tom) Waldron, of Ottawa; four grandchildren, Deanna (Steve) Hendrey, Devon (Stephanie) Larsen, Brad (Lindsay) Waldron, and Janelle Waldron; seven great-grandchildren, Carson and Kendall Hendrey, Hannah and Hailey Larsen, and Grant Taylor, and Meredith Waldron, and one niece, Barbara Weeks, of Freeport, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Arthur, a sister, Florence Weeks, and her brother-in-law, Austin Weeks.
