CARL OLSON
(1889 • 1939)
Carl Olson, 48, former city fireman and a World War veteran, died Thursday at the Veterans Administration hospital at Woods, Wis. He was a patient there, after submitting to an operation two months ago at the Mayo clinic.
The body has been brought to Manitowoc, and funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. From the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home, the Rev. R .B. Walden officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
A military funeral will be accorded Mr. Olson in charge of the Drews post of the American Legion. The body may be viewed at the funeral home.
Mr. Olson was born in 1890 at Shirley, Wis. He enlisted in the United States army at Fort Snelling, Minn., in 1917 and as a member of Company C went overseas for World war service. He returned to the United States in 1919 and located in Manitowoc. He served as a city fireman at the Franklin street station for several years and then located at Ludington, Mich. 14 years ago to enter the lighthouse service. He was later transferred to the Point Sauble lighthouse and last year was promoted to keeper at the Beaver island station.
He was an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the O.F. B. Lodge at Ludington.
Survivors are the widow, Olga; sister, Mrs. Hector Dick of this city; two brothers, Anton and Ole, both of this city.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wis., August 4, 1939 P. 2
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- buried 08-05-1939
- died Milwaukee, WI
- age 49 years
- cause: carcinoma of the stomach
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CARL OLSON
(1889 • 1939)
Carl Olson, 48, former city fireman and a World War veteran, died Thursday at the Veterans Administration hospital at Woods, Wis. He was a patient there, after submitting to an operation two months ago at the Mayo clinic.
The body has been brought to Manitowoc, and funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. From the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home, the Rev. R .B. Walden officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
A military funeral will be accorded Mr. Olson in charge of the Drews post of the American Legion. The body may be viewed at the funeral home.
Mr. Olson was born in 1890 at Shirley, Wis. He enlisted in the United States army at Fort Snelling, Minn., in 1917 and as a member of Company C went overseas for World war service. He returned to the United States in 1919 and located in Manitowoc. He served as a city fireman at the Franklin street station for several years and then located at Ludington, Mich. 14 years ago to enter the lighthouse service. He was later transferred to the Point Sauble lighthouse and last year was promoted to keeper at the Beaver island station.
He was an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the O.F. B. Lodge at Ludington.
Survivors are the widow, Olga; sister, Mrs. Hector Dick of this city; two brothers, Anton and Ole, both of this city.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wis., August 4, 1939 P. 2
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- buried 08-05-1939
- died Milwaukee, WI
- age 49 years
- cause: carcinoma of the stomach
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