From the Northfield News:
Wallace Raymond Olson, familiarly known as (Wally), died very unexpectedly at his home at 329 1/2 Division at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 24,1985. He was 60. Olson had retired not long after open heart surgery in December, 1975, but he had seemed in reasonably good health and there was no inkling that death was near. He and his wife had just returned from a period of time at their home in Sarasota, Fla., and he had mingled happily with their Northfield friends just a few hours before he died. Olson was born May 12,1924, at Bottineau, N.D., the youngest of 12 children of Olaus and Ella Olson. He moved to Castle Rock with his mother in 1930. He attended the Castle Rock grade school and graduated from Northfield High School in 1942. He married Doloris Fremouw in Duluth on Aug.15,1943. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on April 24,1944, and served in the South Pacific. He was honorably discharged on April 22,1946. He began a 30-year career with Northwestern Bell Telephone soon afterward. The couple lived briefly in Austin and Red Wing, but spent most of their married years in Northfield. After retirement, they spent part of each year at Crane Lake and in Sarasota. The retirement from Northwestern Bell came at the end of 30 years, in June of 1976. Olson had also worked with his father-in-law, John E. Fremouw, in the ornamental iron business. During those years, he designed and installed wrought iron railings, baptismal fonts and a biblical sculpture of a shepherd with a staff, the latter on the Sunday school building of Zion Lutheran Church in International Falls. His hobbies included metal sculpture and oil painting as well as hunting, fishing and golfing. He was a member of the Northfield Fire Department, retiring after 20 years in 1975. He was a member of the Moravian Church; of Social Lodge No. 48, AF&AM; Eugene H. Truax Post No. 4393, VFW (he was post commander in 1959-60); Last Mans Club of the VFW; Telephone Pioneers; Northfield Golf Club. His family noted that he enjoyed life and people and looked forward to daily visits with a wide range of people. After his retirement, they recalled, he came to enjoy visiting with people more and more. He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Sandra Jacobsen (Mrs. Charles) of Northfield, Susan Cullen of Utica, N.Y., Shelley Ickler of Treasure Island, Fla.; two grandchildren, Lisa Jacobsen and Jacob Geisberg; six siblings Florence Johnson of Hopkins, Esther Krey of Waconia, Agnes Berg of Dunseith, N.D., Beatrice Olson of Hopkins, Louis Olson of Prior Lake, Bennie Olson of Montana. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Gladys; four brothers, Henry, Lawrence, Orville and Victor. The funeral service was con- ducted at the Moravian Church with the Rev. Joseph LaFortune officiating. Don McRae was vocal soloist and Richard LaFortune, organist. Members of the fire department, as well as Paul Murphy and Edward Selander, were honorary pallbearers. The pallbearers were Jerald Rice, Russell Daniels, Granville Grant, Rodney Reed, Amos Skaar and James Hubbard. Interment was at Oaklawn Cemetery with full military rites. Arrangements were made by the Bierman Funeral Home.
Wallace Raymond Olson, familiarly known as (Wally), died very unexpectedly at his home at 329 1/2 Division at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 24,1985. He was 60. Olson had retired not long after open heart surgery in December, 1975, but he had seemed in reasonably good health and there was no inkling that death was near. He and his wife had just returned from a period of time at their home in Sarasota, Fla., and he had mingled happily with their Northfield friends just a few hours before he died. Olson was born May 12,1924, at Bottineau, N.D., the youngest of 12 children of Olaus and Ella Olson. He moved to Castle Rock with his mother in 1930. He attended the Castle Rock grade school and graduated from Northfield High School in 1942. He married Doloris Fremouw in Duluth on Aug.15,1943. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on April 24,1944, and served in the South Pacific. He was honorably discharged on April 22,1946. He began a 30-year career with Northwestern Bell Telephone soon afterward. The couple lived briefly in Austin and Red Wing, but spent most of their married years in Northfield. After retirement, they spent part of each year at Crane Lake and in Sarasota. The retirement from Northwestern Bell came at the end of 30 years, in June of 1976. Olson had also worked with his father-in-law, John E. Fremouw, in the ornamental iron business. During those years, he designed and installed wrought iron railings, baptismal fonts and a biblical sculpture of a shepherd with a staff, the latter on the Sunday school building of Zion Lutheran Church in International Falls. His hobbies included metal sculpture and oil painting as well as hunting, fishing and golfing. He was a member of the Northfield Fire Department, retiring after 20 years in 1975. He was a member of the Moravian Church; of Social Lodge No. 48, AF&AM; Eugene H. Truax Post No. 4393, VFW (he was post commander in 1959-60); Last Mans Club of the VFW; Telephone Pioneers; Northfield Golf Club. His family noted that he enjoyed life and people and looked forward to daily visits with a wide range of people. After his retirement, they recalled, he came to enjoy visiting with people more and more. He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Sandra Jacobsen (Mrs. Charles) of Northfield, Susan Cullen of Utica, N.Y., Shelley Ickler of Treasure Island, Fla.; two grandchildren, Lisa Jacobsen and Jacob Geisberg; six siblings Florence Johnson of Hopkins, Esther Krey of Waconia, Agnes Berg of Dunseith, N.D., Beatrice Olson of Hopkins, Louis Olson of Prior Lake, Bennie Olson of Montana. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Gladys; four brothers, Henry, Lawrence, Orville and Victor. The funeral service was con- ducted at the Moravian Church with the Rev. Joseph LaFortune officiating. Don McRae was vocal soloist and Richard LaFortune, organist. Members of the fire department, as well as Paul Murphy and Edward Selander, were honorary pallbearers. The pallbearers were Jerald Rice, Russell Daniels, Granville Grant, Rodney Reed, Amos Skaar and James Hubbard. Interment was at Oaklawn Cemetery with full military rites. Arrangements were made by the Bierman Funeral Home.
From the Northfield News:
Wallace Raymond Olson, familiarly known as (Wally), died very unexpectedly at his home at 329 1/2 Division at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 24,1985. He was 60. Olson had retired not long after open heart surgery in December, 1975, but he had seemed in reasonably good health and there was no inkling that death was near. He and his wife had just returned from a period of time at their home in Sarasota, Fla., and he had mingled happily with their Northfield friends just a few hours before he died. Olson was born May 12,1924, at Bottineau, N.D., the youngest of 12 children of Olaus and Ella Olson. He moved to Castle Rock with his mother in 1930. He attended the Castle Rock grade school and graduated from Northfield High School in 1942. He married Doloris Fremouw in Duluth on Aug.15,1943. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on April 24,1944, and served in the South Pacific. He was honorably discharged on April 22,1946. He began a 30-year career with Northwestern Bell Telephone soon afterward. The couple lived briefly in Austin and Red Wing, but spent most of their married years in Northfield. After retirement, they spent part of each year at Crane Lake and in Sarasota. The retirement from Northwestern Bell came at the end of 30 years, in June of 1976. Olson had also worked with his father-in-law, John E. Fremouw, in the ornamental iron business. During those years, he designed and installed wrought iron railings, baptismal fonts and a biblical sculpture of a shepherd with a staff, the latter on the Sunday school building of Zion Lutheran Church in International Falls. His hobbies included metal sculpture and oil painting as well as hunting, fishing and golfing. He was a member of the Northfield Fire Department, retiring after 20 years in 1975. He was a member of the Moravian Church; of Social Lodge No. 48, AF&AM; Eugene H. Truax Post No. 4393, VFW (he was post commander in 1959-60); Last Mans Club of the VFW; Telephone Pioneers; Northfield Golf Club. His family noted that he enjoyed life and people and looked forward to daily visits with a wide range of people. After his retirement, they recalled, he came to enjoy visiting with people more and more. He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Sandra Jacobsen (Mrs. Charles) of Northfield, Susan Cullen of Utica, N.Y., Shelley Ickler of Treasure Island, Fla.; two grandchildren, Lisa Jacobsen and Jacob Geisberg; six siblings Florence Johnson of Hopkins, Esther Krey of Waconia, Agnes Berg of Dunseith, N.D., Beatrice Olson of Hopkins, Louis Olson of Prior Lake, Bennie Olson of Montana. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Gladys; four brothers, Henry, Lawrence, Orville and Victor. The funeral service was con- ducted at the Moravian Church with the Rev. Joseph LaFortune officiating. Don McRae was vocal soloist and Richard LaFortune, organist. Members of the fire department, as well as Paul Murphy and Edward Selander, were honorary pallbearers. The pallbearers were Jerald Rice, Russell Daniels, Granville Grant, Rodney Reed, Amos Skaar and James Hubbard. Interment was at Oaklawn Cemetery with full military rites. Arrangements were made by the Bierman Funeral Home.
Wallace Raymond Olson, familiarly known as (Wally), died very unexpectedly at his home at 329 1/2 Division at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 24,1985. He was 60. Olson had retired not long after open heart surgery in December, 1975, but he had seemed in reasonably good health and there was no inkling that death was near. He and his wife had just returned from a period of time at their home in Sarasota, Fla., and he had mingled happily with their Northfield friends just a few hours before he died. Olson was born May 12,1924, at Bottineau, N.D., the youngest of 12 children of Olaus and Ella Olson. He moved to Castle Rock with his mother in 1930. He attended the Castle Rock grade school and graduated from Northfield High School in 1942. He married Doloris Fremouw in Duluth on Aug.15,1943. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on April 24,1944, and served in the South Pacific. He was honorably discharged on April 22,1946. He began a 30-year career with Northwestern Bell Telephone soon afterward. The couple lived briefly in Austin and Red Wing, but spent most of their married years in Northfield. After retirement, they spent part of each year at Crane Lake and in Sarasota. The retirement from Northwestern Bell came at the end of 30 years, in June of 1976. Olson had also worked with his father-in-law, John E. Fremouw, in the ornamental iron business. During those years, he designed and installed wrought iron railings, baptismal fonts and a biblical sculpture of a shepherd with a staff, the latter on the Sunday school building of Zion Lutheran Church in International Falls. His hobbies included metal sculpture and oil painting as well as hunting, fishing and golfing. He was a member of the Northfield Fire Department, retiring after 20 years in 1975. He was a member of the Moravian Church; of Social Lodge No. 48, AF&AM; Eugene H. Truax Post No. 4393, VFW (he was post commander in 1959-60); Last Mans Club of the VFW; Telephone Pioneers; Northfield Golf Club. His family noted that he enjoyed life and people and looked forward to daily visits with a wide range of people. After his retirement, they recalled, he came to enjoy visiting with people more and more. He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Sandra Jacobsen (Mrs. Charles) of Northfield, Susan Cullen of Utica, N.Y., Shelley Ickler of Treasure Island, Fla.; two grandchildren, Lisa Jacobsen and Jacob Geisberg; six siblings Florence Johnson of Hopkins, Esther Krey of Waconia, Agnes Berg of Dunseith, N.D., Beatrice Olson of Hopkins, Louis Olson of Prior Lake, Bennie Olson of Montana. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Gladys; four brothers, Henry, Lawrence, Orville and Victor. The funeral service was con- ducted at the Moravian Church with the Rev. Joseph LaFortune officiating. Don McRae was vocal soloist and Richard LaFortune, organist. Members of the fire department, as well as Paul Murphy and Edward Selander, were honorary pallbearers. The pallbearers were Jerald Rice, Russell Daniels, Granville Grant, Rodney Reed, Amos Skaar and James Hubbard. Interment was at Oaklawn Cemetery with full military rites. Arrangements were made by the Bierman Funeral Home.
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