Alice Josephine Olson (1864-1931)

OLSON, OWENSON, JACKSON

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 7/2/2024 at 14:12:50

From Story City Herald April 30, 1931 (page 5)

FUNERAL OF ALICE OLSON HELD TUESDAY

Alice Olson, who has been in failing health for a year or more and seriously ill for five months, died at her home in the east part of town at an early hour last Saturday morning.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon, first at the home and then at the St. Petri church, with Rev. Scarvie officiating. The choir of the church sang a special number and Mrs. Lester Henderson a solo. The pall bearers were: T. Z. Henryson, M. H. Henryson, John Oppedal, Orville Olson, Clifford Owenson and Orville Owenson.

Alice Josephine Olson was born in Chicago, Dec. 25, 1864 and died in Story City April 25, 1931, at the age of 66 years, 5 months. Her parents were Frederick and Laura Olson.

When she was three years old her family moved to Leland, Ill., and in 1882 came to Story City, locating on the farm northwest of town, which was their home until 1919, when she and her mother and sisters moved to the present home on East street.

She is survived by four sisters and one brother, namely, Lyda, Josie and Mrs. Esther Owenson of this place, Mrs. Bertha Jackson of Aurora, Ill., and Francis Olson of Vik, Norway.

Quiet and home loving she had been all her life, those who came to know her loved her for her qualities of genuineness, and translated into a new and fuller life.

Card of Thanks

We wish to thank all our kind friends for sympathy expressed in word and deed during the sickness, death and burial of our beloved sister; especially would we thank Rev. Scarvie for his faithful ministrations and the St. Petri choir and Mrs. Lester Henderson for their singing at the funeral.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Owenson,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jackson,
Lyda and Josie Olson.