Helen L (Molly) EGILSRUD

1901 - 1997  (95 years)

• Name	Helen L (Molly) EGILSRUD
  Birth	20 Dec 1901	Norway
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Oct 1997	Missouri
  	SSDI last residence St. Louis
  Burial	Valhalla Cemetery, Hanley Hills, St. Louis County, Missouri
  Notes	She may have been called Molly. Her maiden name is shown as Sverdrup in her son Johan’s birth certificate. Helen L. "Molly" Sverdrup of St. Louis, a patron of the arts for more than 50 years, died Tuesday (Oct. 7, 1997) at her home after a long illness. She was 95. Mrs. Sverdrup was born in Tromso, Norway. She came to the United States in 1915 with her father, Dr. Kristian Egilsrud, a surgeon. In 1923, she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Minnesota. She was the widow of Leif J. Sverdrup, founder of Sverdrup Corp., an international engineering, architectural and construction company. He died in 1976. For most of her life, Mrs. Sverdrup was active in many educational, arts and philanthropic groups. She was a trustee of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, a board member of the Opera Theatre of St. Louis and an emeritus trustee of Webster University, where she established the Sverdrup Fund for International Study. She endowed scholarship funds and distinguished lecture series at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., and Augsburg College in Minneapolis. She also was a benefactor of the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the National Cathedral in Washington and a supporter of the Norwegian Society. In 1975, she was honored as a Globe-Democrat Woman of Achievement for fine arts. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael and St. George Episcopal Church, 6345 Wydown Boulevard, Clayton. The body will be cremated. Among the survivors is a son, Yohan M. "Jack" Sverdrup of St. Louis.
  Person ID	I12156	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2015

  
  

  Family	Leif Johan “Jack” SVERDRUP,   b. 11 Jan 1898, Ytre Sulen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway d. Jan 1976, Missouri (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1924	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Children	1. Johan SVERDRUP,   b. 23 Apr 1926, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 15 May 2002, Missouri (Age 76 years)   2. Ralph Lee SVERDRUP,   b. 1928, New York d. 1952 (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F9116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2010