Born 5 May 1900 near Inman, Kansas. Parents Gerhard Baergen and Anna Gerbrand.
Baptized at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church.
Attended Bethel College or Academy 1923-24, 1927-30, summer 1931, summer 1934, summer 1935, 1936-37. Graduated in 1937 with A. B. degree in music.
Taught school in Goessel, Kansas 1937-38; Covert, Kansas 1939-41; Byers, Kansas 1941-44; Burdett, Kansas 1944-48?; Alden, Kansas 1948. Insurance secretary at Hertzler Clinic, Halstead, Kansas, 1949-1966.
Member of First Mennonite Church in Halstead at the time of her death.
Died 9 September 1996, Buhler, Kansas.