Born to Danish dairy producers working temporarily in
Tara,
Siberia, she returned to Denmark when she was five years old and the
Russian Revolution broke out. She emigrated to
Elk Horn, Iowa with her family when she was 10. She worked as a teacher and married a Dane, Niels Overgaard, in 1933. She had learned
embroidery in the traditional styles such as the
Hardanger embroidery. She also took on a role as a teacher of traditional Danish culture, including paper cutting, cooking and singing, within the Danish-American community in Elk Horn and
Kimballton. ==References==