Ilseng and Thommessen

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Svein Ivar Ilseng.

Ivar was born on November 23, 1929 at Bærum sykehus, outside of Oslo, Norway. He was born to Karl Fredrik Albert Thommessen and Randi Thommessen, and had 1 sibling: Kari Dirdal. In 1949-50 he worked in Chicago for Stewart Warner Corp, before he started his studies in Civil Engineering at the university in Brighton, UK He then lived and worked one year in London, before heading home to Oslo, were he worked for Lauritsen & Thommessen, a company founded by his father. When his father Karl retired, Ivar took over the running of the firm. He married Oliv in 1968, and together they had three children, Harald, Arne and Randi. Ivar died on March 1, 2002 at Silurveien sykehjem, Oslo Norway at the ago of 72. The cause of death was Alzheimers, like his mother.

Elsa Bergh Thommessen was born on October 16, 1900 in OsloOslo Norway to Harald Theodor Thommessen, and had a brother Karl Fredrik Albert Thommessen. Elsa Thommessen died at age 82 years old on April 27, 1983 in OsloOslo, and was buried at Vestre gravlund in OsloOslo. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elsa Bergh Thommessen.