Larsen/ Neeraas family in Kristiansund

I am looking for any information regarding an Olga (Alga) Larsen and a Florence Larsen, both were sisters who were orphaned in Boston around the turn of the century. 1901-1908. (They had two brothers named Peter (b-1894) and Oscar (b-1896), both of whom are accounted for and did not leave the USA. It is possible that Olga and Florence changed their last names when they were sent back to Norway? … not sure. What we know: Edward Larsen and Marrianne Neeraas came to Boston in 1892 and shortly afterwards were married there. (They traveled to Boston with a Ludvig Larsen which I believe was a relative of Edward’s) The family lived in Chelsea, Massachusetts and they had the following children: Olga (b-10/4/1892), Peter (b-2/12/1894), Oscar (b-8/1/1896), and Florence (b-7/1899) all were born in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Father, Edward Larsen died in 1901 due to an illness, and mother Marrianne died in 1908 of the same illness though she was in a hospital for several years prior to that. This means that the children were probably on their own or with relatives by about 1904. The two boys (Peter and Oscar) became wards of the state and were sent to farms in western Massachusetts to live and work. It is said that the two girls, Olga and Florence were sent back to Norway. I assume they were sent back to relatives and I believe they lived near Kristiansund. I don’t know which side of the family they may have lived with. The Neeraas side seems to have had more contact and ties to the family in Massachusetts, so that is my guess. The Neeraas family came from Kristiansund, and the family was the following: Parents, Peder Neeraas, Oline Marie Skraeseth Neeraas, children: Marrianne Neeraas, Petra Adolfine Neeraas, Olise Teodora Neeraas, Oline Petrine Neeraas, Hjalmar Emil Neeraas, and Agnis Ingvaida Neeraas. Out of this family, I have passenger lists or US census information that indicates that all but the parents travelled to the US at different times after 1900 and several were known to have stayed in America. This begs the question as to whom was left in Norway for the two orphaned girls to stay with. (Perhaps the grandparents Peder and Oline?) I have one postcard with a picture of Kristiansund on the front that is from “grandma and aunt Alice” , to Oscar Larsen, the late Edward Larsen’s son. It appears to have been sent around or after WW-I. It mentions that “Florence got married on the 13 of Sept. this year” but does not give any more information. I also have two photos that may be related. There are two children named Oscar and Kjill, and the two parents appear in one photo with child Oscar. (I don’t believe that this Oscar is Edward’s son but instead a later relative.) The photos were taken or processed in Kristiansund, and I suspect these may be of Florence, her husband, and children back in Norway but that is just a guess. The Larsen side of the family is harder for me to trace but I believe they came from Smola, or someplace near the Kristiansund area. Edward Larsen’s parents (I think) were: Lars Eriksen, and Beret Eriksdatter, and children may have been Edward Larsen, Peter Larsen, Marie Larsen, Berte Larsen, Martin Larsen, Eline Larsen. Other notes: It appears that Olga and Florence’s mother, Marrianne Neeraas Larsen, took the two oldest children, Olga and Peter back to Norway for a visit or possibly a christening around 1894. I have the return trip passenger lists from Kristiansund to Boston showing this. There is also a flurry of Neeraas siblings coming to Boston beginning shortly after Edward’s death in 1901 (Olise Neeraas) and also a few years after Marrianne’s death in 1908. Some of these people stayed in the US for at least a period of twenty or more years. (Oline Petrine Neeraas, Petra Neeraaas, Hjalmar Emil Neeraas all came in 1910-1912, and stayed until at least 1930) One question I have is about name translations: Could Olise Neeraas be the “aunt Alice” from the postcard? My hunch is that Olga and Florence were sent back with Olise Neeraas after she travelled to Boston in 1901. I would love to find out more about Olga and Florence, and the family or descendants in Norway. There may have been someone named Eva Brask or Lief Brask tied into this story – possibly more children of Florence? Thanks for any help. Eric Larsen Southport, Maine, USA.