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THOMPSON, Olaf Arthur 1917-2003

THOMPSON, GENTZ, STROMLEY

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 6/5/2010 at 17:09:22

Olaf Arthur Thompson, 85, of Northwood, died Saturday, April 12, 2003, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral services were Wednesday at the First Shell Rock Lutheran Church, with Rev. Karl Hermanson officiating. Burial was in the Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood. Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood, was in charge of arrangements. The family of Olaf Arthur Thompson has requested that memorial contributions be made to the First Shell Rock Lutheran Church Handicap Accessible Fund, which will be established at the church by the family in his memory.
Olaf Arthur Thompson was born on June 7, 1917, in Mona, Iowa in Mitchell County, the son of John G. and Clara (Stromley) Thompson. He was baptized in Mona, Iowa and reaffirmed his faith through confirmation in the First Shell Rock Lutheran Church in the Norwegian language. He attended and received his education in the Otranto School system.
He married Wilma (Gentz) on Nov. 25, 1937, at the First Lutheran Church parsonage in Northwood. Olaf farmed in the Northwood and Crystal Lake, Iowa area for 35 years before his retirement. He enjoyed dancing, playing cards, gardening, flowers, and reading. He was a member of the First Shell Rock Lutheran Church in Northwood.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife Wilma Thompson of Northwood; five children, Carol Ann Nehman and her husband Darvin of Fonda, Iowa, Marvin Thompson and his wife Diane of Sparta, WI, Dennis Thompson and his wife Donna of Glenville, MN, Dale Thompson of Northwood, and Calvin Thompson and his wife Sandra of Osage; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; a sister, Caroline Gentz of Northwood; as well as other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Gladys Lorraine Thompson; three grandsons, Brandon Thompson, Brian and Shaun Nehman; great-granddaughter, Madison Nehman; and two brothers, Francis and Gerhard Thompson.
[ Northwood Anchor, April 2003 ]

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Obituary: Olaf Arthur Thompson, 85, of Northwood, died Saturday, April 12, 2003, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral services were Wednesday at the First Shell Rock Lutheran Church, with Rev. Karl Hermanson officiating. Burial was in the Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood. Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood, was in charge of arrangements. The family of Olaf Arthur Thompson has requested that memorial contributions be made to the First Shell Rock Lutheran Church Handicap Accessible Fund, which will be established at the church by the family in his memory. Olaf Arthur Thompson was born on June 7, 1917, in Mona, Iowa in Mitchell County, the son of John G. and Clara (Stromley) Thompson. He was baptized in Mona, Iowa and reaffirmed his faith through confirmation in the First Shell Rock Lutheran Church in the Norwegian language. He attended and received his education in the Otranto School system. He married Wilma (Gentz) on Nov. 25, 1937, at the First Lutheran Church parsonage in Northwood. Olaf farmed in the Northwood and Crystal Lake, Iowa area for 35 years before his retirement. He enjoyed dancing, playing cards, gardening, flowers, and reading. He was a member of the First Shell Rock Lutheran Church in Northwood. Left to cherish his memory are his wife Wilma Thompson of Northwood; five children, Carol Ann Nehman and her husband Darvin of Fonda, Iowa, Marvin Thompson and his wife Diane of Sparta, WI, Dennis Thompson and his wife Donna of Glenville, MN, Dale Thompson of Northwood, and Calvin Thompson and his wife Sandra of Osage; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; a sister, Caroline Gentz of Northwood; as well as other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Gladys Lorraine Thompson; three grandsons, Brandon Thompson, Brian and Shaun Nehman; great-granddaughter, Madison Nehman; and two brothers, Francis and Gerhard Thompson. [ Northwood Anchor, April 2003 ]
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