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OLSEN, John Hognes 1846-1933

OLSEN, HOGNES, INGEBRITSON, WHITAKER, HALVORSON

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 11/9/2010 at 16:04:08

John H. Olsen 1846-1933
#1:
MANY RELATIVES FROM OUT
OF TOWN ATTEND
RITES AT ST. ANSGAR
St. Ansgar, Nov. 2 – Those away to attend the John H Olsen funeral were Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Olsen of Waterloo; Mrs. Carl Halvorson, Beach, North Dakota; A. B. Olsen of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Whitaker and Miss Grace Whitaker of Osage; also Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Dahl; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dahl; Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Fedson; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dahl of Lyle, Minnesota; Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Sherman; Mr. and Mrs. Marion Sherman and I. F. Dahl of Austin, Minnesota; John Berg and family of Northwood; John Giving of Lake Mills; O. H. Dahl; Mrs. I. L. McKenzie; Mr. and Mrs. H. Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Anderson of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Stenson of Cedar Rapids; Misses Margaret and Mamie Tobin; Blanche McLaughlin; Mrs. Frank Chatman; Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Schuyler; Mrs. Ed Gaardner; and Mrs. Louis Haberkorn of Osage.
[ Mason City Globe Gazette, Thursday, November 2, 1933 ]
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First Lutheran Cemetery, St. Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa:
Olsen, John T – 1846 – October 30, 1933
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Ancestry: Iowa Cemetery Records
Name: John Olsen
Death Date: 1933
Page #: 101
Birth Date: 1846
Cemetery: First Luth.
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OLSEN, John Hognes 1846-1933
BUSINESS PLACES ARE CLOSED DURING FUNERAL TO HONOR MEMORY OF BUSINESS MAN
John H. Olsen, 87, prominently identified with the civic and business life of St. Ansgar since 1876, died at his home of heart disease on Friday afternoon, October 27, 1933. Funeral service were conducted at the home and at First Lutheran church Monday afternoon. Rev. Olaf A. Langehough in charge. Burial was in the Evergreen cemetery, north of town. All business places were closed during the funeral out of respect to the memory of the pioneer merchant.
John Hognes Olsen, son of Ole and Johanna Hognes, was born at Stordalen, near Trondhjem, Norway on December 16, 1846. He was baptized and confirmed in Lade Lutheran church and later worshipped in the famous old cathedral of Trondhjem.
He emigrated to America in 1870, settling in Rock Prairie, Wis., and came to St Ansgar in 1876 where he has lived ever since with the exception of two years spent in Osage.
He was married to Randi Ingebritson, who died February 4, 1918. Ten children were born to this union of whom six are living; Mrs. Mary Whitaker, Osage; Jennie and Anna of St. Ansgar; Theodore C., Waterloo; Mrs.Inga Halvorson of Beach, N. D., and Anton B. of Minneapolis. Five grandchildren and one great grandchild also survive.
Although never robust, Mr. Olsen had enjoyed good health until last June, since when he has been confined to his home but not to his bed. Friday morning a change came for the worse and he died at 3:15 p.m.
The following appreciation of John Olsen was written by a fellow business man;
Mr. Olsen was a substantial citizen and his passing closed a career that has been identified in a constructive way with the upbuilding of our community.
A cabinet maker by trade, he came to America from Norway in 1870 at a time when skilled workmanship in this and kindred lines was much in demand. His ability as a carpenter found him ready employment in Chicago after the great fire in that city.
Returning to Wisconsin where he had first settled, he came with his family to St. Ansgar in 1876. Here he early engaged in the furniture business, and continued in its conduct until shortly before his death.
An active member of First Lutheran church, he gave freely of his time and efforts to its interest as well as to the interest of education and to the demands of citizenship.
Mr. Olsen's ripe age of eighty-seven years has richly earned for him high esteem as a man of real worth. He has been loyal to the higher principles of life and faithful to the duties of citizenship.
[ St. Ansgar Enterprise ]
(Credit: Karen Robertson 10/2011)

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Obituary: John H. Olsen 1846-1933 #1: MANY RELATIVES FROM OUT OF TOWN ATTEND RITES AT ST. ANSGAR St. Ansgar, Nov. 2 – Those away to attend the John H Olsen funeral were Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Olsen of Waterloo; Mrs. Carl Halvorson, Beach, North Dakota; A. B. Olsen of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Whitaker and Miss Grace Whitaker of Osage; also Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Dahl; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dahl; Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Fedson; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dahl of Lyle, Minnesota; Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Sherman; Mr. and Mrs. Marion Sherman and I. F. Dahl of Austin, Minnesota; John Berg and family of Northwood; John Giving of Lake Mills; O. H. Dahl; Mrs. I. L. McKenzie; Mr. and Mrs. H. Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Anderson of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Stenson of Cedar Rapids; Misses Margaret and Mamie Tobin; Blanche McLaughlin; Mrs. Frank Chatman; Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Schuyler; Mrs. Ed Gaardner; and Mrs. Louis Haberkorn of Osage. [ Mason City Globe Gazette, Thursday, November 2, 1933 ] (DMS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #2: First Lutheran Cemetery, St. Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa: Olsen, John T – 1846 – October 30, 1933 (DMS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #3: Ancestry: Iowa Cemetery Records Name: John Olsen Death Date: 1933 Page #: 101 Birth Date: 1846 Cemetery: First Luth. (DMS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #4: OLSEN, John Hognes 1846-1933 BUSINESS PLACES ARE CLOSED DURING FUNERAL TO HONOR MEMORY OF BUSINESS MAN John H. Olsen, 87, prominently identified with the civic and business life of St. Ansgar since 1876, died at his home of heart disease on Friday afternoon, October 27, 1933. Funeral service were conducted at the home and at First Lutheran church Monday afternoon. Rev. Olaf A. Langehough in charge. Burial was in the Evergreen cemetery, north of town. All business places were closed during the funeral out of respect to the memory of the pioneer merchant. John Hognes Olsen, son of Ole and Johanna Hognes, was born at Stordalen, near Trondhjem, Norway on December 16, 1846. He was baptized and confirmed in Lade Lutheran church and later worshipped in the famous old cathedral of Trondhjem. He emigrated to America in 1870, settling in Rock Prairie, Wis., and came to St Ansgar in 1876 where he has lived ever since with the exception of two years spent in Osage. He was married to Randi Ingebritson, who died February 4, 1918. Ten children were born to this union of whom six are living; Mrs. Mary Whitaker, Osage; Jennie and Anna of St. Ansgar; Theodore C., Waterloo; Mrs.Inga Halvorson of Beach, N. D., and Anton B. of Minneapolis. Five grandchildren and one great grandchild also survive. Although never robust, Mr. Olsen had enjoyed good health until last June, since when he has been confined to his home but not to his bed. Friday morning a change came for the worse and he died at 3:15 p.m. The following appreciation of John Olsen was written by a fellow business man; Mr. Olsen was a substantial citizen and his passing closed a career that has been identified in a constructive way with the upbuilding of our community. A cabinet maker by trade, he came to America from Norway in 1870 at a time when skilled workmanship in this and kindred lines was much in demand. His ability as a carpenter found him ready employment in Chicago after the great fire in that city. Returning to Wisconsin where he had first settled, he came with his family to St. Ansgar in 1876. Here he early engaged in the furniture business, and continued in its conduct until shortly before his death. An active member of First Lutheran church, he gave freely of his time and efforts to its interest as well as to the interest of education and to the demands of citizenship. Mr. Olsen's ripe age of eighty-seven years has richly earned for him high esteem as a man of real worth. He has been loyal to the higher principles of life and faithful to the duties of citizenship. [ St. Ansgar Enterprise ] (Credit: Karen Robertson 10/2011)
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