Obit: Olsen, Augusta #2 (1871 - 1947)
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Surnames: Olsen, Tesmer, Sprengler, Gust, Kieser, Hoeft, Vircks, Amacher, Kuenzi, Gosse, Orth, Frome, Fricke, Emling, Feit, Larson, Pribnow, Dahlke, Larson, Strebe, Theme, Paape, Dallashaw, Maier, Cantor, Stork, Baumgard, Harry, Western, Wescot, Lulloff, Eggebrecht, Horn, Paschke, Mennon, Alain

----Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) 06/26/1947

Olsen, Augusta (23 Aug. 1871 - 21 June 1947)

After a 1:30 service at the Olsen home, Tuesday afternoon, the body of Mrs. J. P. Olsen, who died Saturday, was taken to Christ Lutheran church, where the Rev. F. H. Sprengler conducted services at 2:00 o’clock, in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. The Misses Inez and Bernadine Gust and Dorothy Kieser sang, "The Lord’s Prayer," and "Asleep in Jesus."

Internment followed in the Abbotsford cemetery.

The pallbearers were Edwin Hoeft, Emil Hoeft, Herman Vircks, H. J. Amacher, Walter Kuenzi and Clarence Gosse.

Those acting as flower girls were Janet Orth, Janet Frome, Yvonne Fricke, Ila Mae Emling, Jean Feit and Shirley Larson.

Mrs. Olsen was born Augusta Tesmer, at Forestville, Door county, Aug. 23, 1871, and was married at Colby, April 23, 1891, to John P. Olsen, Abbotsford, who died Oct. 17, 1934. She received her education at Forestville and lived in Abbotsford since she was married.

Mrs. Olsen had been in ill health a long time and death came at her home Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Charles (Julia) Emling, Loyal; Mrs. Edward (Edith) Feit, Unity; and Laura, at home; four grand children and two great grand children.

Two sisters, Mrs. John Pribnow and Mrs. Conrad Orth, of Colby, and two brothers, Paul Tesmer, Colby, and Herman Tesmer, Neillsville, also survive. Word was received that a sister, Mrs. William Dahlke, Portland, Oregon, died on Sunday. Four brothers and a sister preceded them in death.

Among those who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Tesmer, Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fricke and Yvonne, Curtiss; Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Larson and Shirley, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Strebe and Louise Theme, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tesmer, Marshfield; Mrs. Carl Larson, Port Washington; William Paape, Laurence Paape, Marvin Paape, and Martin Larson, Milwaukee; Lillian Mennon and Ruth, Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. Dellashaw, Marshall; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Vircks, Stetsonville; Mrs. Thresa Maier, Stanley; Mrs. Joe Alain, Mr. and Mrs. Cantor, Mrs. Otto Baumgard, Mrs. Stork, Unity; Mr. and Mrs. Matt Orth, Mr. and Mrs. William Harry, Mr. and Mrs. John Pribnow, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tesmer, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Orth and Janet, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Tesmer, Milford;

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Tesmer, of Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emling, Ila Mae and La Verne, Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. Mendus Western, Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Feit, and Jean, Unity; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wescot, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lulloff, Mr. and Mrs. George Tesmer, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Eggebrecht, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Frome and Janet, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Horn, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pribnow, Loyal; Mrs. Lenore Paschke, Westboro.