OLSON, Lloyd Alf --- 1924-2011

MELBOSTAD, OLSON, UREN, MCELROY, FERRIS

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Date: 8/10/2011 at 19:21:15

Lloyd Olson

Lloyd Olson, 87, of Harpers Ferry died Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, June 6 at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at a later date.
Lloyd Alf Olson was born May 24, 1924 on the family farm in Lafayette Township to Henry and Ida (Melbostad) Olson. He was baptized and confirmed at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church, of which he was a lifelong and third-generation member. He attended Prairie Country School and Waterville High School.
September 7, 1952 he married Ruby Uren at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Lansing. Lloyd owned and operated Olson Brothers sawmill with his brother, Helmer. He did logging, hauling, sawing, sold railroad ties and lumber and helped his father with farming. He was active in his church; both he and Ruby were the church custodians and maintained the church cemetery for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Olson of Harpers Ferry; his children, David (Veronica) Olson of Waukon and Deborah (Cliff) McElroy of Manchester, OH; four grandchildren, Steven Hill, Chad Olson, Janet Olson and Mandy (Steven) Hammel; five great-grandchildren, RyLee and Marquis Olson, Cloee, Madison and Trey Hammel; and a sister, Amy Ferris of Burlington. He was preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Orville, Alton and Helmer.

The Waukon Standard, June 9, 2011

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