Olson, Mr./Mrs. Olaf50th-60th, Clark County, Wisconsin History

BioM: Tuttle, Myrtle (Marriage - 1901)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Olson

----Source: Family Records & Greenwood Gleaner 04/05/1901

MYRTLE TUTTLE/OLUF OLSON MARRIAGE

Oluf Olson and Myrtle Tuttle were married at the home of the bride six and one half miles south of Curtiss, Clark County last Wednesday, March 27, 1901.

Family Note: Oluf Thomas Olson was the first born son of Arne and Ellen (Johnson) Olson. He was just barely a year old when he crossed the ocean with his mother to join his father in Clark Co., Wisconsin. operated a sawmill at Medford, ran a farm near Marathon and was Abbotsford Village Marshall before moving to Neillsville in 1914, to become a deputy sheriff. Myrtle Mae Tuttle was the oldest daughter of Francis Marion & Barbara (Shanks) Tuttle of Colby, Wisconsin. Her family roots can be traced back to the very founding of America when her ancestors, William & Elizabeth Tuttle helped found New Haven CT. The first building of Yale was eventually built upon the land homesteaded of those ancestors

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BioM: Tuttle, Myrtle (Marriage - 1901)

Trnscriber: Stan

Surnames: Olson Tuttle

----Sources: COLBY PHONOGRAPH (Colby, Wis.) 04/04/1901

Tuttle, Myrtle M. (25 MAR 1901)

Married, at the home of the bride’s parents, on Wednesday, March 25th, 1901, Mr. Oluf Olson of the town of Mayville, Clark Co., Wis., and Miss Myrtle M. Tuttle of the town of Colby, Clark Co.

Mr. Olson is one of the leading young men of his town, honest and industrious and highly respected by all his acquaintances. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Tuttle of the town of Colby, and is respected by a large circle of friends. The Phonograph joins the many friends of the young couple in wishing them a happy and prosperous voyage on the matrimonial sea.

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BioA: Olson, Mr. & Mrs. Oluf (Golden - 1951)

Transcriber: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Surnames: Olson, Johnson, Daniel, Schwarze, Holt, Dorn, Cox, Fisher, Van Gorden, Nordahl, Voelker, Van Roy, Schumacher, Loewe, Pirwitz, Leu, Totzke

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) April 5, 1951

Olson, Mr. & Mrs. Oluf (Golden Anniv. 27 Mar. 1951)

Wedding with Large Family Dinner - Reception is attended by 100 - Party is held at the VFW Hall

Mr. and Mrs. Oluf Olson celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Tuesday, March 27. On Saturday, March 31st, a dinner for relatives was held in their honor at noon at the V.F.W. Hall, with about 75 relatives from all over the state in attendance.

The tables were decorated with gold streamers and beautiful yellow and white bouquets. A golden wedding cake was the centerpiece. In the afternoon a reception was held, with about 100 in attendance.

Mr. and Mrs. Olson were married March 27, 1901, and spent the first 14 years of their married life on various farms in northern Clark County and Marathon County and Abbotsford, Wis. In December 1914, they moved to Neillsville where they have since resided.

They are the parents of ten children, two of whom are dead: Francis, who died in infancy and Robert, who died at the age of 25. The living children are: Ellen, Mrs. Maynard Johnson, who teaches at Wausau; Barbara, Mrs. David Daniel, Cambria; Sallie, Mrs. Ewald Schwarze, Greenwood; Gilbert, Rice Lake; Fern, Mrs. Albert Holt; Kenneth; Mildred, Mrs. Lowell Dorn, Abbotsford; and Oluf, Jr., Wisconsin Rapids. They also have 24 living grandchildren. All nine of Mr. and Mrs. Olson’ children graduated from the Neillsville High School.

Among those from out of town who attended, besides the sons and daughters and their families, were Mrs. Rose Cox, Kennon and Mike Olson, Hilbert, who were Mr. and Mrs. Olson’s attendants at their wedding fifty years ago; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olson, Cherokee, who are brother and sister of Mr. and Mrs. Olson; Mrs. Louisa Fisher, Black River Falls, another sister of Mrs. Olson; Tony Olson, Cherokee, a brother; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Van Gorden and Mrs. Mahlon Nordahl and daughter Pat, Alma Center; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Voelker and Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Van Roy, Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Olson and family, Chippewa Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schumacher, Sheboygan; Mrs. Roland Loewe, Hilbert; Donald Olson, Sheboygan; Kathleen Olson, Hilbert; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Olson, Curtiss; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pirwitz, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Chet Leu, Curtiss and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Totzke, Stratford; also many friends from Neillsville and other parts of the county.

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BioA: Olson, Mr./Mrs. Olaf (50th - 1951)

Trnscriber: Stan

Surnames: Olson

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 04/05/1951

Olson, Mr./Mrs. Olaf (50th Anniv. - 31 Mar. 1951)

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Olson and family attended the golden wedding celebration of the former’s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Olson, at Neillsville Saturday.

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BioA: Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Oluf (57^th - 1958)

Transcriber: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Surnames: Olson, Tuttle, Dahnert, MacMillan, Johnson, Daniel, Schwarze, Holt, Dorn

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) March 27, 1958

Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Oluf (57^th - 1958)

Former Colby and Abbotsford Residents have lived in city since 1918 -

Mr. and Mrs. Oluf Olson, who were married in Colby Township, Clark County on March 27, 1901, will observe their 57^th wedding anniversary today (Thursday) at their home in Neillsville.

Mr. Olson was born near Oslo, Norway, February 4, 1871, and came with his mother to America when he was 19 months old, locating at Greenwood, and joining his father who had preceded them to America to earn transportation for the family. Eight months later, the Olson family settled on a homestead a mile north of Curtiss. There Oluf Olson grew to manhood, attending a rural school in the wilderness for four years. This homestead farm is now operated by Wayne Olson, a nephew of Oluf and a son of Oluf’s youngest brother, Otto.

As a youth, Mr. Olson worked in a lumber camp, taking a man’s place from the time he was 16. When he was 30, he was married to Myrtle M. Tuttle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Tuttle, at the Tuttle farm in Colby Township. The bride was then 26.

After the wedding he took his bride to Medford, where he worked in a sawmill, riding the carriage from April 4 to November 13, 1901. Then they returned to the Olson homestead north of Curtiss. During the next three years, Mr. and Mrs. Olson operated three different farms in Clark and Marathon County, and in 1907 they moved to Abbotsford, where Mr. Olson became village marshal and served as section foreman on the Ashland-Spencer railroad for seven years.

"I remember," states Mrs. Olson, "carrying a ladder round the Abbotsford business district each evening to light the oil street lights. We didn’t have to put them out in the morning as they usually ran out of kerosene before daylight."

"We had a jail 14 by 14 feet on the Clark County side of Abbotsford, where we usually had some drunken lumberjacks sobering up," he continued. "We never fined them just for being drunk; but if they got to fighting they had to pay a fine before being released from jail. The most drunks I remember having in the jail at one time was seven."

Four strangers came to Abbotsford during Mr. Olson’s term as marshal, remained on the marathon side of the village for several days, and one night tried to rob the bank at Abbotsford. One was apprehended at Merrillan Junction, and after standing trial in Wausau, was sentenced to 10 years in the state prison. The men had gotten into the bank without difficulty, but had been unable to get into the vault.

In 1914 the Olson family moved to Neillsville and lived nearly four years on South Hewett Street in the house now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dahnert, just south of what was then the MacMillan residence.

During the summer of 1918, they acquired a home on Court Street in which they have since lived. On coming to Neillsville Mr. Olson took a position as building custodian of the courthouse, and as bailiff and deputy sheriff. For 36 years he served in this triple capacity. Since 1950 he has served as a part time employee at the courthouse, and has continued as bailiff.

Mr. and Mrs. Olson, are the parents of 10 children, two of whom are not living. Francis died in infancy and Robert died at the age of 25. The living children are: Mrs. Maynard (Ellen) Johnson, who is teaching in the Wausau school system; Mrs. David (Barbara) Daniel of Cambria; Mrs. Ewald (Sarah) Schwarze, Greenwood; Gilbert, Rice Lake; Mrs. Albert (Fern) Holt, and Kenneth of Neillsville; Mrs. Lowell (Mildred) Dorn, Abbotsford; and Oluf, Jr., Wisconsin Rapids. They also have 26 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

All nine of Mr. and Mrs. Olson’s children were graduated from Neillsville High School.

Taking part in the anniversary today (Thursday) will be the Kenneth Olson and Albert Holt families of Neillsville, Mrs. Ellen Johnson, with the other children possibly dropping in for the evening.

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BioA: Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Oluf (59^th - 1960)

Transcriber: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Surnames: Olson, Dorn, Schwarze, Holt, Johnson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) March 31, 1960

Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Oluf (59^th - 27 March 1960)

Mr. and Mrs. Oluf Olson observed their 59^th wedding anniversary last weekend with their children.

Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Dorn and family of Abbotsford and Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Schwarze and family of Greenwood visited them Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Holt and family of Neillsville were visitors Saturday and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Olson and family Sunday evening. Mrs. Ellen Johnson of Wausau spent the weekend there.

The Olsons were married March 27, 1901, near Colby. They lived in Medford, Curtiss and Abbotsford before moving to Neillsville in 1914. Mr. Olson served as village marshal at Abbotsford, and was courthouse custodian and deputy sheriff at Neillsville for many years.

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BioA: Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Oluf (60^th - 1961)

Transcriber: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Surnames: Olson, Tuttle, Johnson, Daniel, Schwarze, Holt, Dorn

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) March 30, 1961

Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Oluf (60^th - 27 March 1961)

Mr. and Mrs. Oluf Olson quietly observed their 60^th wedding anniversary Monday, March 27, in Neillsville. Mrs. Olson spent part of the day with her husband, who is a patient in the Neillsville Nursing Home, and other members of the Olson family dropped in to wish them a happy anniversary.

The couple was married in 1901 in Colby Township at the farm home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Tuttle. They lived in Medford and Curtiss and spent many years in Abbotsford, where Mr. Olson served as village marshal. He also was section foreman for the Ashland and Spencer railroad for seven years.

The Olson family moved to Neillsville in 1914, living four years on South Hewett Street and since 1918 at their present home on Court Street. Mr. Olson served for many years as custodian of the courthouse and several terms as undersheriff or deputy sheriff of Clark County.

He has been in failing health many months, and has been cared for at Memorial Hospital and more recently at the nursing home.

Mr. and Mrs. Olson have eight surviving children; Francis died in infancy and Robert when 25 years of age. The living children are: Mrs. Ellen Johnson of Wausau, Mrs. David (Barbara) Daniel of Cambria, Mrs. Ewald (Sarah) Schwarze of Greenwood, Gilbert of Rice Lake, Mrs. Albert (Fern) Holt and Kenneth of Neillsville, Mrs. Lowell (Mildred) Dorn of Abbotsford, and Oluf, Jr., of Wisconsin Rapids.

Mr. Olson is 90 and Mrs. Olson is 85.

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Bio: Olson, Oluf Thomas (b. 1871-1961)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: OLSON JOHNSON SHANKS TUTTLE

----Source: 1918 CLARK COUNTY HISTORY BOOK

Oluf Olson and Family

OLUF THOMAS OLSON, a well-known and popular resident of Neillsville, where for several years he has been custodian of the Clark County Court House, was born in Norway Feb. 4, 1871, son of Arne C. and Ellen (Johnson) Olson. His parents settling in Mayville Township, Clark County, when it was a wilderness, he acquired his education in the district school, which stood in the middle of a wood, through which not infrequently roamed bears and wolves, so that his journeys to and from school were flavored to some extent with the spirit of adventure. During his early years after was big enough he worked on his parents' farm, and when older began working tin the woods at lumbering, in which occupation he continued during the winters for about fifteen years.

At the end of that time he was united in marriage with Myrtle Tuttle, of Colby Township, who was born Oct. 31, 1875, daughter of F. M. and Barbara Ann (Shanks) Tuttle. Their wedding took place March 27, 1901, and for a year afterwards Mr. Olson worked in the sawmill at Medford. During the next two years he resided on his father's farm, and also served as township clerk and school director of the graded school of Curtis. He then moved to a farm in Marathon County, Wis., which he operated for three years, and then, returning to Clark County, took up his residence in the village of Abbotsford, being in the employ of the railroad company for a year and a half. At the end of that time he was appointed marshal of the village, and served in that position and as deputy sheriff for seven years. In 1914 he was appointed janitor of the court house at Neillsville, which position he has since filled very acceptable, taking pride in his work and keeping not only the building, but the surrounding grounds in the the most perfect condition.

He is a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge No. 204, A. F. A. M., and Medford Chapter R. A. M., No. 70, also of the Woodmen's camp at Neillsville. His religious affiliations are with the Presbyterian Church, of which he is a member and trustee. Mr. Olson and his wife have been the parents of a good sized family, numbering ten children, all of whom are living but one. The record of names with dates of birth, is as follows: Ellen Margaret, April 22, 1902 Barbara Ann, Aug. 9, 1903 Robert Marion, April 23, 1905 Sarah Emma, Nov. 7, 1906 Gilbert Byron, Aug. 22, 1908 Fern Mabel, Oct. 17,1910, Kenneth Arne, Jan. 9, 1913 Mildred May, Jan. 15, 1914 Oluf Thomas, June 22, 1916. The one deceased was Francis Marion, Born Jan. 25, 1912, who died Jan. 27, two days after birth.

Notes

Oluf Olson, the new janitor at the courthouse, moved down from Abbotsford last week and spent a few days with Louie Hantke in the courthouse in order to get the run of the work before Mr. Hantke entered upon his new duties as sheriff. Mr. Olson has got "on-to the job" readily and will make an ideal caretaker of the county property. He and his family have moved into the Sam Miner house on south Hewett Street. Clark County Press, Neillsville, Wisconsin, January, 1915.

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Feb. 1946

Under-Sheriff, Oluf Olson

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Bio: Olson, Oluf Sr. (Retires as Courthouse Janitor – 1949)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Olson, Schoengarth, Frantz

---------Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, WI) 19 Dec 2018

Oluf Olson Sr. has resigned as janitor of the Clark County Courthouse, a position he has held for the last 34 years.

His resignation was accepted Saturday by the country public property committee, and is effective January 1, 1949. However, Mr. Olson has assured the committee that he will remain on the job until a suitable successor has been named.

In the point of service, Mr. Olson is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, courthouse janitor in the state. It has been heard that there is one older janitor who is 81. Mr. Olson is 78.

"It will be a good deal, like leaving home," Mr. Olson commented following his resignation. And the courthouse in reality has been a second home for him in the last 34 years. He has kept the fires going and the walks cleaned, moved and raked lawn, carried its mail, plus a good many other chores, for almost one-half of his life. He has started the days early and quit late.

Judge Schoengarth and Ben Frantz, the country judge and clerk of circuit court, are the only one remaining, who were there to greet Mr. Olson when he came down from Abbotsford in 1914 to take over the janitor's job. At that time, Mr. Frantz was in the county judge's office.

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Bio: Olson, Oluf (Burned - Apr 1953)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Olson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., Wis.) 04/23/1953

Oluf Olson’s right leg was burned Tuesday when he tried to help put out a grass fire back of his home on Court Street. The fire caught the back of his overalls and ran up the leg. He did not see the fire until his leg became hot. The burns were so severe that hospital treatment was necessary. The fire department responded and put out the blaze.

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Bio: Olson, Oluf (89^th Birthday - 1960)

Transcriber: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Surnames: Olson, Schwarze, Holt, Johnson, Tresemer, Henchen

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) February 11, 1960

Olson, Oluf (89^th - 89^th Birthday 1960)

Oluf Olson was honored Thursday evening, the occasion being his 89^th birthday anniversary. Supper was served at the Olson home to Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Schwarze of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Olson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Holt, Kay and Bill, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Johnson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tresemer and family and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Henchen and family of Neillsville.

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Bio: Olson [Oluf, Sr.] Family (Reunion - 1965)

Transcriber: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Surnames: Olson, Dorn, Johnson, Holt, Tresemer, Zager, Daniel

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) July 15, 1965

Olson Family (Reunion - 1965)

A reunion and picnic of the Olson family was held Sunday at the Lowell Dorn cottage on Mead Lake.

Those in attendance were: Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Dorn, Bob and Linda, and granddaughters, Cheri and Lisa Dorn of Abbotsford; Mrs. Oluf Olson and Mrs. Ellen Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Olson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Holt, Mrs. Eddie Tresemer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Johnson and family, all of Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zager and children of Thorp; Mr. and Mrs. David Daniel and mary Ellen of Cambria; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Olson of Rice Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Oluf Olson, Jr., and two daughters and son of Wisconsin Rapids; and Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Schwarze of Greenwood.

This was the first time Mrs. Olson had all her sons and daughters together in several years.

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Bio: Olson, Mr./Mrs. Oluf (1880-1950)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Olson

----Source: Family Records

Oluf & Mrytle Olson Residence Time Line

1880
Colby, Clark, Wisconsin, United States

1900
Colby, Clark, Wisconsin
Colby town Colby city Ward West, Clark, Wisconsin, United States

1901

Married March 27, 1901, Colby, Wisconsin

1905
Hull, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States

1910
Abbotsford, Clark, Wisconsin, United States

1920
Pine Valley, Clark, Wisconsin, United States

1930
Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, United States

1935
Same House as 1930

1940
Neillsville, Neillsville City, Clark, Wisconsin, United States

1950
Neillsville, Neillsville City, Clark, Wisconsin, United States

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Obit: Olson, Oluf (1871 - 1961)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Olson, Tuttle, Johnson, Daniel, Schwarze, Holt, Dorn

----Source: ABBOTSFORD TRIBUNE (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 12/14/1961

Olson, Oluf #2 (4 FEB 1871 - 9 DEC 1961)

Funeral services for Oluf Olson, 90, of Neillsville (Clark Co., Wis.), who died Saturday morning, were held Tuesday afternoon at Calvary Lutheran Church with burial following in the Neillsville Cemetery.

Mr. Olson was born Feb. 4, 1871, in Soli, Norway and came to this country at the age of 18 months. The family located at Greenwood, where the father established a farm. Mr. Olson was educated in that area, and later homesteaded a farm north of Curtiss.

He was the village marshal at Abbotsford for several years and then moved to Neillsville, where he was custodian of the courthouse and bailiff for circuit court.

Survivors include his wife, the former Myrtle Tuttle, whom he married Mar. 27, 1901; five daughters, Mrs. Ellen Johnson, Wausau; Mrs. David (Barbara) Daniel, Cambria; Mrs. Ewald (Sarah) Schwarze, Greenwood; Mrs. Albert (Fern) Holt, Neillsville; and Mrs. Lowell (Mildred) Dorn, Abbotsford; three sons, Kenneth, Neillsville; Oluf Jr., Wis. Rapids; and Gilbert, Rice Lake; 27 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

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Obit: Olson, Oluf (1871 - 1961)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Olson

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 12/14/1961

Olson, Oluf #3 (4 FEB 1871 - 9 DEC 1961)

Note: Birth date taken from another obituary for him

Oluf Olson, 90, a Clark County employee for nearly half a century, died Saturday in Memorial Hospital at Neillsville.

Mr. Olson, a native of Norway, operated a sawmill at Medford, ran a farm near Marathon and was Abbotsford Village Marshall before he moved here to become a deputy sheriff. He also had been Clark County under sheriff a number of years and was courthouse custodian before retiring in 1948.

Surviving are his wife, Myrtle, with whom he celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last March, three sons and five daughters. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Calvary Lutheran Church.

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Obit: Olson, Oluf (1871 - 1961)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Olson Tuttle

----Source: SCRAPBOOK - Clark County Press

Early Resident of County Dies at 90 (b. 2/4/1871, d. 12/9/1961)

Funeral Services will be held in Calvary Lutheran Church in Neillsville at 2 PM Tuesday for Oluf Olson, 90, of 119 Court St., who died Saturday morning at Memorial Hospital. The Rev. E. G. Burtness will officiate and burial will be made in the Neillsville Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Georgas Funeral Home until 12:30 PM Tuesday and then at the church. Mr. Olson was born Feb 4, 18 in Soli, Norway, and came to this country at the age of 18 months. The family located in Greenwood, where the father establish a farm. Mr. Olson was educated in that area and later homesteaded a farm north of Curtiss.

For seven years he was village marshal in Abbotsford before coming to Neillsville, where he was custodian at the courthouse for 38 years, and a bailiff for circuit court. He had been in ill health since July of last year.

Survivors include his wife, the former Myrtle Tuttle, whom he married on March 27,1901 in Clark County five daughters, Mrs. Ellen Johnson, Wausau Mrs. David (Barbara) Daniel, Cambria Mrs. Ewald Schwarze (Sarah), Greenwood Mrs. Albert (Fern) Holt, Neillsville and Mrs. Lowell (Mildred) Dorn, Abbotsford three sons, Kenneth, Neillsville Oluf Jr., Wisconsin Rapids and Gilbert, Rice Lake 27 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. Mr. Olson was the eldest of eight boys, but the last to survive.

Two sons, Robert and Francis, and two grandchildren also preceded him in death.
Mr. Olson was a member of the Calvary Lutheran Church.

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Obit: Olson, Myrtle May (1875 - 1969)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Olson Tuttle Schwarze

----Source: Scrapbook - Marshfield Herald

Mrs. Myrtle May Olson (b. 10/31/1875 d. 6/14/1969)

Mrs. Myrtle May Olson, mother of Nellsville's current Mayor, Kenneth Olson, and a resident of Memorial Home, Neillsville, died there Saturday, June 14. Funeral services were held at the Calvary Lutheran Church, Tuesday afternoon at 2 PM, with the Rev. E.G. Burdens officiating.

Mrs. Olson was born October 31, 1875 in the Town of Colby to Francis and Barbara Shanks Tuttle. She received her education there and also was married there to Oluf Olson on March 27, 1901. He died in 1961.

The couple lived in Medford and Curtiss for brief periods before moving to Neillsville in 1914, where she lived until the time of her death. Mr. and Mrs. Olson observed their 60th wedding anniversary in 1961.

Due to failing health, the last few years of her life have been spent at Memorial Home.

She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, and was a member of the order of Eastern Star for more than 50 years.

Mrs. Olson is survived by five daughters Mrs. Albert (Fern) Holt and Mrs. Ellen Johnson, both of Neillsville Mrs. David (Barbara) Daniel of Cambria Mrs Ewald (Sarah) Schwarze of Greenwood and Mrs. Lowell (Mildred) Dorn of Abbotsford, three sons Kenneth of Neillsville Gilbert of Rice Lake and Oluf Jr. of Wisconsin Rapids a sister, Martha Tuttle of Oregon 27 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.

Eastern Star services were held Monday evening at 8 PM at the Georgas Funeral Home. Burial was made in the Neillsville cemetery.

Pallbearers were: Larry Olson, Bill Holt, John Daniel, Herman Friess and Donald and Stanley Steward.

"Safe in the Arms of Jesus" and "Abide with Me" were sung by Wilfred Galsta and accompanied by Mrs. E.G. Burtness.

People from out-of-town here for the service included: Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Friess of Rice Lake Mr. and Mrs. David Daniel and Mary Ellen Daniel of Cambria Edythe Daniel, Miss Lillian Daniel and Miss Olwen Daniel of Platteville Dr. John Daniel of Grinnell, Ia. Mr. and Mrs. Oluf Olson, Debbie and Eric Olson of Wisconsin Rapids Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Dorn, Elda C. Leu and Mrs. Larence Neitzel of Abbotsford Mr. and Mrs. Byron Olson, Edna Van Roy, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Voelker of Colby Emma A. Skinner of Bloomington, Ill. Mrs. Bill Kent of Galesburg, Ill Mr. and Mrs. Ben Reil of Oshkosh Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Olson of Chippewa Falls Mrs. Neil Duxbury and Mrs. Mahlon Nordahl of Black River Falls Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Tutle of Marshfield Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scholts of Oregon Gerald Olson of Neenah Mrs. Evelyn Lowere and Dorothy Olson of Hilbert Irene Schumacher of Sheboygan Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schwarze of Sun Prairie Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schwarze of Rochester, Minn. Mrs. Warren Braithwaiter, Joyce Wenzel, Erna Haupt, Mrs. Ruth Wabers and Harvey Ridge of Wausau Mrs. Jacob Johnson of Curtiss Mrs. Neils Johnson of Loyal Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Schwarze of Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Schwarze of Owen and Florce and Helen Ridge of Whitewater.

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Obit: Olson, Myrtle May #2 (1875 - 1969)

Transcriber:: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Surnames: Olson, Shanks, Tuttle, Holt, Johnson, Daniel, Schwarze, Dorn, Friess, Leu, Neitzel, Van Roy, Voelker, Skinner, Kent, Reil, Duxbury, Nordahl, Scholts, Loewe, Schumacher, Braithwaiter, Wenzel, Haupt, Wabers, Ridge, Danielson, Galstad, Burtness

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/19/1969

Olson, Myrtle May (31 October 1875 - 14 June 1969)

Mrs. Myrtle May Olson, 93, mother of Neillsville’s Mayor Kenneth Olson and a resident of Memorial Home, Neillsville, died there Saturday, June 14. Funeral services were held from the Calvary Lutheran Church, with the Rev. E. G. Burtness officiating.

Mrs. Olson was born October 31, 1875, in the Town of Coby to Francis and Barbara (Shanks) Tuttle. She received her education there and also was married there to Oluf Olson on March 27, 1901. He died in 1961.

Due to failing health, the last few years of her life have been spent at Memorial Home. She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star for more than 50 years.

Mrs. Olson is survived by five daughters: Mrs. Albert (Fern) Holt and Mrs. Ellen Johnson, both of Neillsville; Mrs. David (Barbara) Daniel of Cambria; Mrs. Ewald (Sarah) Schwarze of Greenwood and Mrs. Lowell (Mildred) Dorn of Abbotsford; three sons: Kenneth of Neillsville; Gilbert of Rice Lake and Oluf of Wisconsin Rapids; a sister, Mrs. Martha Tuttle of Oregon; 27 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

Eastern Star services were held Monday evening at 8 o’clock at the Georgas Funeral home. Burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Pallbearers were: Larry Olson, Bill Holt, John Daniel, Herman Friess and Donald and Stanley Schwarze. “Safe in the Arms of Jesus” and “Abide with me” were sung by Wilfred Galstad, accompanied by Mrs. E. G. Burtness.

People from out of town here for the service included: Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Friess of Rice Lake; Mr. and Mrs. David Daniel and Mary Ellen Daniel of Cambria; Edythe Daniel, Miss Lillian Daniel and Miss Olwen Daniel of Platteville; Dr. John Daniel of Grinnell, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Oluf Olson, Debbie and Eric Olson of Wisconsin Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Dorn, Elda C. Leu and Mrs. Lawrence Neitzel of Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Byron Olson, Edna Van Roy, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Voelker of Colby; Emma A. Skinner of Bloomington; Mrs. Bill Kent of Galesburg, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Reil of Oshkosh; Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Olson of Chippewa Falls; Mrs. Neil Duxbury and Mrs. Mahlon Nordahl of Black River Falls.

Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Tuttle of Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scholts of Oregon; Gerald Olson of Neenah; Mrs. Evelyn Loewe and Dorothy Olson of Hilbert; Irene Schumacher of Sheboygan; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schwarze of Sun Prairie; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schwarze of Rochester, Minn.; Mrs. Warren Braithwaiter, Joyce Wenzel, Erna Haupt, Mrs. Ruth Wabers and Harvey Ridge of Wausau; Mrs. Jacob Johnson of Curtiss; Mrs. Neil Johnson of Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Schwarze and Mr. and Mrs. David Danielson of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Schwarze of Owen; and Florence and Helen Ridge of Whitewater.

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