Gizella Jorgensen

Gizella Jorgensen, age 78, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, August 17, 2004 at her home. A memorial open house will be Friday, August 20, 5-7 p.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.
Gizella Rose Niedermayer was born July 24, 1926, in Chicago, to Vincent and Catherine (Stemper) Niedermayer. She grew up and attended school in Chicago. She was united in marriage to Donald Jorgensen in Chicago on January 12, 1946. The couple moved to southern Minnesota and then, in 1957, to the Lakes Area, where they raised their family. She was widowed in 1994. Gizella had been active in the Brainerd American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed gardening and fishing, and loved her lake home.

Gizella is survived by her children, John (Donna) Jorgensen, of Ft. Ripley, Kelly (Laural) Jorgensen, of Nisswa, and Walter (Gail) Jorgensen, of Carlton; two sisters, Vera Frees and Lillian Locke, both of Chicago; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Her parents, her husband, and a brother, Vincent, preceded her in death.