Gösta Oldenburg

Other Events:

• Residence: Stockholm, ____, Stockholms Län, Sweden
• Residence: Boston, Suffolk Co., MA
• Obituary: 27 Mar 1992, New York, New York Co., NY; New York Times
• Obituary: 1 Apr 1992, New York, New York Co., NY; New York Times

Notes:

Obituary:
OLDENBURG-- Gosta. On March 24, 1992 at age 98. Cherished father of Claes and Richard. Services will be private. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Swedish Home for the Aged, 20 Bristol Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10301.

Obituary:
Gosta Oldenburg
Retired Diplomat, 98

Gosta Oldenburg, the Swedish Consul General in Chicago until his retirement in 1959, died on March 24 at New York Hospital. He was 98 years old and lived in Manhattan in recent years.

The exact cause of death was not available.

Mr. Oldenburg, a graduate of Uppsala University in Sweden, entered Swedish diplomatic service in 1920. He served in London, Berlin, Oslo and New York beform being posted to Chicago in 1936.

Mr. Oldenburg is survived by two sons, Claes, the artist known for his large public sculptures, and Richard, the director of the Mureum of Modern Art, both of Manhattan.

Gösta married Sigrid Elizabeth "Elsie" Lindforss Abt 1926. Sigrid was born Abt 1901, ____, ____, ____, Sweden; died 17 Mar 1985, New York, New York Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

1. Claes Thure Oldenburg was born Abt 1928, ____, ____, ____, Sweden; died Unknown.
2. Richard Erik Oldenburg