Johanna Olson obituary
The funeral of the late Mrs. Johanna Olson took place last Friday at the Mona church and was conducted by Rev. A. E. Moe. The deceased was well known in her community where she had lived since 1882.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Johanna Olson took place last Friday at the Mona church and was conducted by Rev. A. E. Moe. The deceased was well known in her community where she had lived since 1882.
Laid to Rest
The funeral of the late John Olsen was held at the Lutheran church last Saturday and was largely attended. Rev. Moe, who had charge of the service, spoke in both languages, first using the Norwegian and following immediately with a short sermon in the English. Both messages were full of hope and cheer for the bereft family, and a solemn warning to the many friends of the deceased. The speaker emphasized the brevity of life and the urgent necessity of being prepared not only to live but to die.
The many friends and acquaintances of Ben Perkins were shocked Monday morning when they learned of his sudden death which occurred Sunday evening about midnight. He worked in the shop until they closed late Saturday evening and was to take charge of the barber shop Monday morning, as Mr. Julson was leaving Waseca.
Miss Ella Olson, daughter of Hans Olson, died Monday evening. She had been suffering with consumption for about 4 years. Deceased was about 20 years old and leaves several sisters and one brother besides her father to mourn her departure. The funeral was held at Mona and interment was made in Sunny Side cemetery.
DIED-- at her home 4 miles northwest of town on Tuesday, June 1, of consumption, Mrs. Hans Olson. Deceased was aged 40 years and leaves a husband and seven children.
The funeral occurred Monday. Rev. Olson, a brother of the bereft husband officiated at the home. A cortege of thirty teams followed the remains to Mona Church where the regular ceremonies were held by Rev. Eggen after which the remains were interred at the Mona Lutheran Cemetery.
Deaths
WALTER OLSON
Walter Olson, 63, died Thursday at his home in Minneapolis after suffering a heart attack.
Surviving are his widow: five brothers, Alvin (Abby), Noble and Lloyd of Lyle, Sidney and Willis of Austin; four sisters, Mrs. Frances Zerck, Mrs. Palma Newman, Mrs. John (Annie) Doyle, Miss Olive Olson, Rochester.
Graveside services will be held Saturday at Mona, Iowa.
Funerals
DIED -- On Sunday morning, October 6th, Mrs. Serina Olson, aged 65 years. Mrs. Olson had been sick but a very short time and it was not considered that her condition was particularly dangerous, but she took a sudden change for the worse and she only lingered a few short hours. The disease was fatty degeneration of the heart. She leaves two sons and one daughter to mourn her loss. The remains were interred Tuesday in Mona cemetery.
Mrs. Osman Olson died very suddenly last Saturday evening. She was taken suddenly ill about 11 o'clock a. m., with an ailment which the physicians termed "gall stone colic," and although every possible remedy was applied, she died about six p. m., the same day. The remains were interred in Mona cemetery Thursday, Rev. Eggen officiating. She leaves a husband and five small children who have the sympathy of the community.
Obituaries
1872 Sam Olson 1960
Sam Olson was born Sept. 18, 1872, at Fla- Dahl, Norway, the son of Amund and Helge Olson.
Mr. Olson resides in Lyle. He was a railway employee and later worked as a plasterer and stone mason. On Dec. 12, 1893, he was united in marriage with Ida Arneson at Lyle.
Mr. Olson died March 31, 1960, at St. Olaf Hospital after being ill 14 months. He was very generous and a lover of nature and the great outdoors. He will be remembered as a fisherman, hunter and trapper.
MRS. CARRIE OLSON
Mrs. Carrie Olson, 83, died this morning at the Mankato Lutheran Home, Mankato, after being in ill health the past year.
She formerly resided at 511 Harmon, and is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Henry Frese (Madeline), St. Paul, Mrs. Marion Wynia (Hazel), Mankato, Miss Eleanor Olson, Chicago; a son, Kenneth Olson, El Segundo, Calif.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon.
Services Honoring
Memory of August
Olson, 77, at Mona
Funeral services for Mr. August Olson, 77, of Mona, were held Sunday, July 17, 1955 at the Mona Lutheran church with the Rev. Stanford O. Stenson officiating.
August Olson, son of Andrew and Johanna Olson, was born August 2, 1877 in Smaalene, Norway. In 1882 he came to this country with his parents and had since resided in the Mona community. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran church.
J. F. Ogden Buried
At Mona Thursday
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, February 20, at the Christian and Missionary Alliance church for J. F. Ogden, 60, who died at his home in Osage on Monday morning. He had been in failing health for some time. The Rev. Wallace Anderson officiated and burial was made in the Pleasant Hill cemetery at Mona.
OBITUARY MRS BERTHA OLSON-
HELGESON
Mrs. Bertha Olson-Helgeson was born in Telemarken Norway, March 8, 18[illegible: 64?] and passed away at St. Olaf hospital at Austin August 27, 1940 at the age of [illegible: 76, 5 months and 19 days.]
She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a member of Mona-Lyle Lutheran church more than half a century.
MRS SAM OLSON PASSED AWAY
AT HER HOME SUNDAY A. M.
Mrs. Sam Olson died at her home west of Lyle, Sunday morning, Mar. 3. Had she lived one more day, she would have reached her 77th birthday.
Ida Arneson, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Arneson, was born March 4, 1863 in the state of Wisconsin. At the age of one, she moved with her parents to Mower County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Norwegian Lutheran church.
Olswold, Henry
Former Lyle Farmer
Dies Following Stroke
Osage, Iowa, Jan. 28- Henry Olswold, 56, died Wednesday evening at his farm home west of her following a stroke of paralysis suffered that afternoon.
Born in Nebraska, Mr. Olswold came to Lyle, Minn., as a young man and married Lily Bagstad.
Surviving are his widow and two children, Clarence of Lyle, Minn., and Mae at home, two sisters, Mrs. Clara Hanson and Mrs. Hans Richardson and one brother, Chris Olswold, all of Lyle, Minn.
Oswald, Mrs. H. O.
Austin Daily Herald
Death
November 14, 1935
pg 2 Col 2
Funeral services will be held for Mrs. H. O. Oswald at the Lyle Lutheran Church here tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Oswald who had been confined to her bed for the past two years following a stroke, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. John Hanson Wednesday afternoon. She is survived by four children, Mrs. Hans Richardson, Mrs. John Hanson, Chris Oswald and Henry Oswald, all of Lyle and 13 grandchildren and one great-grandson,
OSWALD, MRS. Helene
DEATH
NOV. 13 1935
Many attended the funeral of their former neighbor, Mrs. Oswald at the Lutheran church in Lyle, Friday. Rev. Langehough in charge. Burial was in Pleasant Hill cemetery, south of Lyle.
OBITUARY MRS. ASMUN OLSON
Stena Hemsing was born Nov. 27, 1871 in Mitchell County, Iowa, and passed away March 20th, 1934 at the age of 62 years, 3 months and 23 days.
She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith by Rev. Eggen. On March 29, 1899 she was united in marriage to Asmun Olson of Lyle, where they have since resided. She was always an active member of the Lyle Lutheran church and Ladies Aid.
OBITUARY
Herman Olson, eldest son of Ole Hovilson and Bertha K. Olswold, was born the 14th day of March, 1856, at Olswold Loiten Hedemarken, and died June 19, 1933, at the age of 77 years, 3 months and 5 days. In 1863, he with the family moved to Aasgaard in Starrge. In 1864 his father passed away, and about a year later the family moved to Torpen Nordere Land, his mother's birthplace. There he grew up and was confirmed in the Lutheran Church. In 1873 he emigrated to the United States and located at Waukon, Iowa.
H. O. OLSWARD
This community lost another valued and respected citizen, Monday, by the death of H. O. Oswald. A couple weeks ago he was taken ill, and from then on was confined to his bed. His case was reported rather serious but it had been such a common thing to see him on the streets or engaged with his duties at Hanson's store that it did not seem possible that in such a short time he would be called to his reward.
OBITUARY OF MRS. OLSON
Obituary of Mrs. Johnson.
Mrs. Martin Johnson Nesset died at her home five miles North of St. Ansgar at four o'clock, Saturday afternoon, December 17, 1910, of dropsy after an illness of five months. The shock of the sudden death of her granddaughter, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Hanson last May seemed to bring on the sickness that caused that death. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Esser, at the Norwegian Lutheran church at Mona, Wednesday, December, 21, and her remains were laid to rest in the Pleasant Hill cemetery.
John R. Paulson Funeral Held At Our Savior's
Funeral services for John R. Paulson, 84, who died at St. Olaf hospital, Austin, Feb. 21, were held Feb. 24 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lyle with the Rev. Harold Luecke officiating. Burial was at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Mona.
John Robert Paulson, son of Bert and Anna Paulson, was born Dec. 11, 1892. He spent his childhood near Hastings, Minn., and served in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Mrs. Amund Olson Died Tuesday Evening
News of the death of Mrs. Amund Olson came as a shock to her friends Wednesday morning, when it was learned that she had passed away Tuesday evening about 11:30 after an hours illness.
Eleanor Tena Olson -- Austin
AUSTIN -- The funeral for Eleanor Tena Olson will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Worlein Funeral Home Chapel in Austin, with the Rev. Pastor Gordon Larson officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Mona, Iowa.
Miss Olson, 98, of Austin, died Saturday (Nov. 13, 2004) at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin, where she had lived 31⁄2; years.
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