Obit: Olson, Andrew (1867 - 1943)

Contact: Stan

 

Surnames: OLSON

 

----Source: Greenwood Library Scrapbook Collection. MARSHFIELD NEWS HERALD 8/30/1943

 


ANDREW OLSON


Greenwood--Andrew Olson, 76, a resident of Greenwood, Clark County for more than 70 years, died at 10 o'clock Sunday morning, Aug. 22, 1943 at his home, a mile east of Greenwood, following a long illness. He had suffered a heart attack last winter and had been in poor health since that time.


Mr. Olson, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ole Olson, was born in Trondhjem, Norway, May 15, 1867 and came to the United States with his parents when he was a year old. The family lived in Black River Falls for five years, and when Andrew Olson was six, they moved to the present Olson farm.


Funeral services for Mr. Olson, a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and United Lutheran Church will be held at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Olson home and at 2 o'clock at the United Lutheran Church. Interment will be made in the Greenwood Cemetery. (The rest of my copy was cut off)

 

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Obit: Olson, Andrew #2 (1867 - 1943)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Olson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 9/?/1943

Olson, Andrew (15 May 1867 – 25 August 1943)

Andrew Olson, 76, a resident of Greenwood for over 70 years, passed away at his home one mile east of there, on August 25 after a lingering illness. He was born on May 15, 1867, in Trondhejm, Norway, to Mr. and Mrs. Ole Olson. He came to the United States with his parents when he was one year old. They lived in Black River Falls, and when Andrew was six years old, the family moved to Greenwood, settling on the present home farm.

He was affiliated with the Modern Woodmen of America and a member of the United Lutheran Church.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon. Interment was in the Greenwood Cemetery.

He is survived by one brother, Henry Olson of Greenwood, and one sister Miss Maria Olson, at home.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother John Olson, who died two years ago.

 

 


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