Rosella Dennis became the first person in Los Angeles, and perhaps the first in Southern California, to accept the healing message of Baháʼu'lláh and enrolled as a Baháʼí.
"One day Mrs. Goodwin and myself were shopping in Los Angeles and the young lady who waited on me had to go and hunt [for] the articles that I wanted. As she left us, Mrs. Goodwin said, did you notice the ring she had on her little finger? I said no, but when she returned I asked her if I might see her ring. She held out her hand, and as it was just like mine that Mrs. Goodall sent me, I looked and said 'Allah'u'abha'. The young lady almost jumped over the counter to take me in her arms, as she was so happy to find someone who knew the Message, as she had just come to Los Angeles from Chicago, and was very lonesome. That young lady was Grace Rutherford, who later became Mrs. Roscoe Lamb." (from a Baháʼí History by Rosella Dennis, March 1st, 1934)
Rosella was born Rosella Miller on August 5, 1863 in Illinois, her mother was from Pennsylvania and a father from Ireland. In 1887 she married Oliver Perry Dennis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They had two children, a daughter Jessica, born 1889 and a son Scott born 1890, both were born in Tacoma, Washington.
Her husband, Oliver Perry Dennis (1858-1927) was born in New York and was an architect by profession. By 1895 the family had moved to Los Angeles and lived at 7017 Hawthorn Avenue in Hollywood. Oliver was a successful architect building such landmarks as the Hollywood Hotel, the Columbia Trust Building, and the Los Angeles High School.
Her son, Scott was born 1890, had been a chemist but once they were in Hollywood he changed his profession and began to work as an electrician in the movie studios. That is where he met his wife Hanna Quann (1889-1948) who also worked in the studios.
In November 1920 Rosella travelled to Palestine and, together with her friend Kathryn Frankland, met her beloved ʻAbdu'l-Bahá.
Rosella Dennis passed at the age of 84 on the night of May 8, 1948 at about 9:00 pm and is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California.
Obit provided by contributor: Payam Afsharian (48988899) • [email protected]
"One day Mrs. Goodwin and myself were shopping in Los Angeles and the young lady who waited on me had to go and hunt [for] the articles that I wanted. As she left us, Mrs. Goodwin said, did you notice the ring she had on her little finger? I said no, but when she returned I asked her if I might see her ring. She held out her hand, and as it was just like mine that Mrs. Goodall sent me, I looked and said 'Allah'u'abha'. The young lady almost jumped over the counter to take me in her arms, as she was so happy to find someone who knew the Message, as she had just come to Los Angeles from Chicago, and was very lonesome. That young lady was Grace Rutherford, who later became Mrs. Roscoe Lamb." (from a Baháʼí History by Rosella Dennis, March 1st, 1934)
Rosella was born Rosella Miller on August 5, 1863 in Illinois, her mother was from Pennsylvania and a father from Ireland. In 1887 she married Oliver Perry Dennis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They had two children, a daughter Jessica, born 1889 and a son Scott born 1890, both were born in Tacoma, Washington.
Her husband, Oliver Perry Dennis (1858-1927) was born in New York and was an architect by profession. By 1895 the family had moved to Los Angeles and lived at 7017 Hawthorn Avenue in Hollywood. Oliver was a successful architect building such landmarks as the Hollywood Hotel, the Columbia Trust Building, and the Los Angeles High School.
Her son, Scott was born 1890, had been a chemist but once they were in Hollywood he changed his profession and began to work as an electrician in the movie studios. That is where he met his wife Hanna Quann (1889-1948) who also worked in the studios.
In November 1920 Rosella travelled to Palestine and, together with her friend Kathryn Frankland, met her beloved ʻAbdu'l-Bahá.
Rosella Dennis passed at the age of 84 on the night of May 8, 1948 at about 9:00 pm and is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California.
Obit provided by contributor: Payam Afsharian (48988899) • [email protected]
Rosella Dennis became the first person in Los Angeles, and perhaps the first in Southern California, to accept the healing message of Baháʼu'lláh and enrolled as a Baháʼí.
"One day Mrs. Goodwin and myself were shopping in Los Angeles and the young lady who waited on me had to go and hunt [for] the articles that I wanted. As she left us, Mrs. Goodwin said, did you notice the ring she had on her little finger? I said no, but when she returned I asked her if I might see her ring. She held out her hand, and as it was just like mine that Mrs. Goodall sent me, I looked and said 'Allah'u'abha'. The young lady almost jumped over the counter to take me in her arms, as she was so happy to find someone who knew the Message, as she had just come to Los Angeles from Chicago, and was very lonesome. That young lady was Grace Rutherford, who later became Mrs. Roscoe Lamb." (from a Baháʼí History by Rosella Dennis, March 1st, 1934)
Rosella was born Rosella Miller on August 5, 1863 in Illinois, her mother was from Pennsylvania and a father from Ireland. In 1887 she married Oliver Perry Dennis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They had two children, a daughter Jessica, born 1889 and a son Scott born 1890, both were born in Tacoma, Washington.
Her husband, Oliver Perry Dennis (1858-1927) was born in New York and was an architect by profession. By 1895 the family had moved to Los Angeles and lived at 7017 Hawthorn Avenue in Hollywood. Oliver was a successful architect building such landmarks as the Hollywood Hotel, the Columbia Trust Building, and the Los Angeles High School.
Her son, Scott was born 1890, had been a chemist but once they were in Hollywood he changed his profession and began to work as an electrician in the movie studios. That is where he met his wife Hanna Quann (1889-1948) who also worked in the studios.
In November 1920 Rosella travelled to Palestine and, together with her friend Kathryn Frankland, met her beloved ʻAbdu'l-Bahá.
Rosella Dennis passed at the age of 84 on the night of May 8, 1948 at about 9:00 pm and is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California.
Obit provided by contributor: Payam Afsharian (48988899) • [email protected]
"One day Mrs. Goodwin and myself were shopping in Los Angeles and the young lady who waited on me had to go and hunt [for] the articles that I wanted. As she left us, Mrs. Goodwin said, did you notice the ring she had on her little finger? I said no, but when she returned I asked her if I might see her ring. She held out her hand, and as it was just like mine that Mrs. Goodall sent me, I looked and said 'Allah'u'abha'. The young lady almost jumped over the counter to take me in her arms, as she was so happy to find someone who knew the Message, as she had just come to Los Angeles from Chicago, and was very lonesome. That young lady was Grace Rutherford, who later became Mrs. Roscoe Lamb." (from a Baháʼí History by Rosella Dennis, March 1st, 1934)
Rosella was born Rosella Miller on August 5, 1863 in Illinois, her mother was from Pennsylvania and a father from Ireland. In 1887 she married Oliver Perry Dennis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They had two children, a daughter Jessica, born 1889 and a son Scott born 1890, both were born in Tacoma, Washington.
Her husband, Oliver Perry Dennis (1858-1927) was born in New York and was an architect by profession. By 1895 the family had moved to Los Angeles and lived at 7017 Hawthorn Avenue in Hollywood. Oliver was a successful architect building such landmarks as the Hollywood Hotel, the Columbia Trust Building, and the Los Angeles High School.
Her son, Scott was born 1890, had been a chemist but once they were in Hollywood he changed his profession and began to work as an electrician in the movie studios. That is where he met his wife Hanna Quann (1889-1948) who also worked in the studios.
In November 1920 Rosella travelled to Palestine and, together with her friend Kathryn Frankland, met her beloved ʻAbdu'l-Bahá.
Rosella Dennis passed at the age of 84 on the night of May 8, 1948 at about 9:00 pm and is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California.
Obit provided by contributor: Payam Afsharian (48988899) • [email protected]
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