Arlene Elizabeth Christensen was born on May 21, 1907 in Loleta, California, to Peter Hansen Christensen and Emma Sofia Smith. She grew up in Ferndale, California (260 miles north of San Francisco), and graduated from Ferndale High School in 1925.
Sometime during the 1930's, Arlene moved to San Francisco and became a court reporter. Although not found in the 1940 Census, Arlene is found in both the San Francisco Directory and the voter registration for that year. She married Clarence Keith Newitt in November of 1944 in San Francisco.
They lived in San Francisco until the mid 1960's, when Keith retired from his job with Pacific Gas and Electric Company and moved to Florence, Oregon. Following Keith's death in 1974, Arlene returned to California and lived in Fresno until her death in 1978. She is buried at Sunset Memorial Park in Eureka, with her husband and parents.
1910 Census - Pacific, California
1920 Census - Ferndale, California
1925 Senior High School yearbook picture - Ferndale, California
1930 Census - Pacific, California
1930 Voter Registration - Ferndale, California
1933 Voter Registration - Ferndale, California
1940 San Francisco Directory
1940 Voter Registration, San Francisco, California
SSN Application - February 1952
Gravestone
Death Certificate
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