Olson, Otto 1873 - 1908

OLSON

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 7/10/2022 at 14:09:53

Source: Decorah Republican Jan. 16, 1908, P2 C3

OUR PIONEERS PASSING
FOUR EARLY SETTLERS GO TO THEIR LONG HOME.
ALL CAME IN THE FIFTIES.
Moritz, Lange, James H. Easton, L. R. Severson and Mrs. Mary Valle—
Otto Olson Succumbs After Short Illness.

OTTO OLSON

Otto Olson passed away on Wednesday of last week, after a brief illness following a stroke of paralysis. He was 34 years old and besides his parental family is survived by his wife and one child. Deceased was for several years a member of the Decorah police force, but until about eight months previous to his death was engaged in railroading in Minnesota. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at the United Lutheran church, Rev. O. E. Schmidt officiating.

Transcriber’s Note: Find a Grave shows he was born Nov. 8, 1873 and died Jan. 8, 1908. He is buried in the Lutheran Decorah Cemetery.

Lutheran Decorah Cemetery
 

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