OLSON, Iver E. 1913-2001

OLSON

Posted By: Kermit Kittleson
Date: 3/6/2011 at 13:27:57

IVER E. OLSON

NORTHWOOD - Iver E. Olson, 88, of Northwood, died Monday (March 19, 2001) at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.

The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First Lutheran Church Chapel, 309 N. Ninth St. in Northwood, with Intern Lynn Frank officiating. Burial will be in the North Shell Rock Cemetery in Northwood, with military graveside honors by "Our Buddies" VFW Memorial Post #6779 of Northwood.

Friends may call from Noon until time of service on Wednesday at the church.

Conner Colonial Chapel of Northwood is in charge of the arrangements.

Iver E. Olson was born on Jan. 7, 1913, the son of Arnt and Carrie Olson in rural Worth County near Northwood. He was baptized on April 6, 1913, and reaffirmed the faith of his baptism through confirmation on May 20, 1928, in the Lutheran Faith. Iver attended and received his education in the Worth County schools.

On April 12, 1945, he was inducted into the U.S. Army at Ft. Snelling, Minn. and served overseas during World War II until his honorable discharge on Oct. 10, 1945, at Ft. Riley, Kan. After his honorable discharge Iver farmed for various farmers in the Worth County area.

He enjoyed going to auctions, and having coffee with his friends at the restaurants in Northwood.

He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Northwood.

Left to cherish his memory are his nieces, Anna Evans, of Northwood, Rose Henderson, of Lake Mills, and Colleen Knapp and her husband, Bob, of Des Moines; nephew Donald Stavneslie of Tacoma, Washington; and good friend, Jack Van Horn of Northwood; as well as other nieces and nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Oscar, Sigurd, and Oliver Olson, and two sisters, Ellen Flatness, and Amanda Jackson.

Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.

Globe Gazette, March 20, 2001