Anna Julia Zierer was born on February 9, 1923 in the borough of Manhattan in New York City to Anna (O’Brien) and William Zierer. Anna was the oldest of four children and the sister to her siblings William, Jr., Patricia, and Michael.
She attended elementary and middle school at The Holy Name of Jesus Parish school on the Upper West side of Manhattan and graduated high school from Julia Richman High School on the Upper East side of Manhattan in 1941. She continued her education after high school by attending business school, obtaining a degree in business services.
Anna was employed for 12 years at Bristol Myers Squibb Corporation, a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Brooklyn NY; she held the position of Executive Administrative Assistant to the company’s chief executive officer.
On June 17,1950, Anna married Nils Erling Henriksen of Brooklyn, New York; they were married for 60 loving years, which ended with the passing of Nils in August 2010. They held a deep and abiding love for each other through their many years of marriage. Anna and Nils had a passion for travel and exploration; they traveled extensively particularly after Nils retired from work in 1989. In addition to travels that took them to all corners of the United States, Canada and Mexico, they traveled and explored countries in Europe, Central America, and South America.
Anna is the mother to four sons – Alan, Kenneth, Neil, Craig – all from the baby boomer generation born in the 1950s. Anna devoted her life to raising her sons and nurturing a loving family devoting her time to homemaking and volunteer activities as her children completed their primary and secondary school education. Anna supported her husband and family as Nils advanced in his business career; in many instances, accepting advanced positions in the firms he was employed by involved a physical relocation of the family to homes in Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois and ultimately Connecticut.
While raising her children, she continued to work in part-time positions in retail and banking.
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