Mildred OLSON

1923 - 2015  (91 years)

• Name	Mildred OLSON
  Birth	6 Oct 1923	Wisconsin
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Oct 2015	Columbia County, Wisconsin
  Burial	9 Oct 2015	Silver Lake Cemetery, Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin
  Notes	She was not living at home at the time of the 1940 census. In that census, she was a live-in maid for the Roy Kurtz family in Viroqua. The U.S. Public Records Index, Vol. 1, shows her, as Mildred R, living in Pardeeville in 1993. Mildred (Millie) Olson Tollefson , 91, of Wyocena passed away peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2015, at the Columbia County Health Care Center surrounded by her family. Millie was born October 6, 1923, in Vernon County, the daughter of Odin and Clara (Nundahl) Olson. On May 12, 1946, she married Lyle Tollefson and he preceded her in death in 1990. Millie worked many factory jobs in her life and retired from the Weyenberg Shoe Manufacturing Company. She was a member of the Soldiers Grove American Legion Post 220 and St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pardeeville.  She was very proud to be a Norwegian and loved spending time with her family. Millie is survived by a son, Odell Tollefson of Montello and a daughter Margie (Dennis) Barrett of Wyocena; grandchildren, Jerry (Sherrie) Tollefson of Montello, Todd (DeAnn) Tollefson of Portage, Tina (Gary) Carpenter of Pardeeville, Traci (Brian) Zurfluh of Montello, Michele (Joe) Baillies of Pardeeville, and Mike (Julie) Barrett of Friesland; and great-grandchildren, Micheala, Landen, Jordan, Parker, Nathan and Sydney, Harley, TJ, Brandon, Emily, and Chelsey; three brothers, Orland Olson of Beloit, Ervan Olson  of Westby, and Clifford (Mary) Olson of IL; and nieces, nephews and cousins. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter in law, Janis Tollefson; five sisters, Benetta Nelson, Selma Sharp, Helen Erickson, Anna Ewers, Agnes Buroker; two brothers, Robert and Clifford Olson.
  Person ID	I542	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Odin Bernhard OLSON,   b. 9 Feb 1895, Crawford County, Wisconsin d. 15 Dec 1977, Marshall, Richland County, Wisconsin (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Clara Louise NUNDAHL,   b. 23 Jul 1898, Crawford County, Wisconsin d. 18 Oct 1956, Rock County, Wisconsin (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1920	Crawford County, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lyle Clifford TOLLEFSON,   b. 11 Feb 1918, Crawford County, Wisconsin d. 27 Jul 1990, Columbia County, Wisconsin (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1946	Vernon County, Wisconsin
  	At her parents’ home. “Descendants of Sever O. Nundahl” says May 12, 1948. Her obit also says May 12th. Some sources say May 13th.
  Family ID	F389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2015