Who Is Astrid Menks? Warren Buffett's Wife?
Astrid Menks was born in 1946 in Latvia. Menks, her parents, and his five siblings immigrated to the United States.
The Menks lived with their sponsors on a farm in Verdell, Nebraska. The property lacked running water or electricity, and his family later moved to Omaha.
Shortly after, her mother was diagnosed with breast Cancer, and her two younger brothers were placed in the Emmanuel Deaconess Institute.
Her Father worked as a groundskeeper at an orphanage. After his mother passed away, Menks was placed in foster care.
Monks later enrolled at the University of Nebraska but had to drop out due to financial difficulties.
For a time, Menks worked as a buyer and manager of a women's clothing store for Mutual of Omaha.
She eventually worked in restaurants and lived in a small downtown apartment near the Old Market, one of the city's most historic neighborhoods.