Thordis Harriet Rommen Obituary (1921

Thordis Harriet Rommen, 99, of Poulsbo, WA, went to be with the Lord on September 2, 2020. She was born on May 5, 1921 in Oyestad, Dalen, Norway to Edvard and Anna (Stole) Dalen. As a young woman, Thordis became a registered nurse. During WWII, she worked at the hospital in Oslo during the German occupation and had many harrowing experiences there. Thordis immigrated to the U.S. with her husband, Lars Bergmann, in 1948. They raised a son (Larry) and daughter (Elaine) in New York, where she was also employed as the Executive Housekeeper at Clove Lakes Nursing Home on Staten Island, NY in the 1970s. Lars passed away in 2001 while they were living in California, and Thordis eventually moved to Washington State. On December 6, 2013, she married Sigfred Rommen in Poulsbo, WA. Thordis loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, sharing her godly wisdom and instilling her Norwegian heritage in them. She also loved having guests for coffee and meals, attending church and Bible study at OEFC, knitting and reading. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Lars Bergmann; brothers, Arne and Sigurd; and sister, Hanne. Thordis' memory will live on with her spouse, Sigfred Rommen, Poulsbo WA; son, Larry Bergmann, Fairfax VA; daughter, Elaine (Bergmann) Jackson, Bremerton, WA; and sister, Rigmor Braatlund, Bjorbekk, Norway; 6 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and 3 great, great-grandchildren. She was dearly loved by all. Arrangements have been entrusted to Lewis Funeral Chapel, Bremerton. A private, family burial and memorial service will be held on September 18. A memorial service for OEFC church family will be held on September 19 at Olympic Evangelical Free Church, Poulsbo. Donations in Thordis' memory may be made to OEFC's fund for Children of the Nations, a nonprofit charity serving orphans in Africa, The Dominican Republic and Haiti.