Hilja Olivia Rissanen was the daughter of Olli Rissanen and Ida Mustonen. She was born in Kontiolahti, Northern Karelia, Finland, on March 10, 1903.

Name Hilja Prooso

Gender Female

Ethnicity/ Nationality American;Finnish (American)

Marital Status Married

Age 31

Birth Date abt 1904

Birth Place Finland

Other Birth Place Johnsun Kontiolahti

Last Known Residence Pelham, U S A

Place of Origin United States of America

Departure Port Bremen, Germany

Arrival Date 3 Oct 1935

Arrival Port New York, New York, USA

Final Destination Pelham, New York

Years in US Always

Citizenship Intention Yes

Height 5 Feet, 2 Inches

Hair Color Brown

Eye Color Blue

Complexion Fair

Money in Possession 10

Person in Old Country O Rissanen

Person in Old Country Relationship Brother

Person in Old Country Residence Kotka Finl

Person in US E Field

Person in US Relationship Friend

Sibling O Rissanen

Ship Name Bremen

She emigrated to the United States in the 1920s, and in 1935, she returned back to Finland, to bring her nephew, my grandfather, Edwin, back home to live with his mother, Hilja's sister, Fiina "Armida" and stepfather, John Solomon. Hilja brought my grandfather, Edwin, back to the United States in October 1935. Edwin ran away right before leaving Finland, Hilja had to find Edwin because he did not want to leave Finland. Edwin tried to run away again right before he and Hilja boarded the ship to America. Hilja visited Finland a few times, in 1944 and 1952.

(( Name: Hilja Prooso, Arrival Date: 24 Aug 1952, Birth Date: abt 1904, Age: 48, Gender: Female, Port of Departure: Gothenburg, Sweden. Port of Arrival: New York, New York. Ship Name: Stockholm.))

Hilja and her sister, Fiina, were the only Rissanen siblings to come to America. My aunt remembers meeting her a few times.

She married Ernst Prooso (1904-1980) on October 26th, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York. They had no children. She was survived by her husband, two brothers, two sisters in Finland, and many nieces and nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews. Her ashes are in the Rissanen family grave in Finland.

Name: Hilja Prooso

Age: 46

Birth Date: abt 1904

Gender: Female

Race: White

Birth Place: Finland

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Residence Date: 1950

Home in 1950: New York, Bronx, New York, USA

Street Name: So Blvd

House Number: 651

Dwelling Number: 42

Farm: No

Acres: No

Citizenship: Yes

Occupation Category: Keeping House

Worked Last Week: No

Seeking Work: No

Employment Status: No

Household Members (Name) Age Relationship

Ernest Rooso

Head

Hilja Prooso 46 Wife

Hilja had a heart attack and died on October 28, 1955, in the Bronx in New York.