Ole Olson BERGE

Notes:

Information on Odin’s ancestors from “Ancestors of Benetta Celia Olson.”

In the 1880 census, he is the 58 year-old farmer Ole Olson in the Town of Clayton in Crawford County, Wisconsin. Living with him was his 20 year-old daughter Christina and his 5 year-old grandchild, Ellen O Gunderson, born in Wisconsin.

Family/Spouse: Britha Olsdatter HAUGE. Britha was born on 26 Dec 1815 in Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died in Dec 1875 in Crawford County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John GUNDERSON. John was born in 1853; died on 28 Sep 1933 in Wisconsin; was buried in Gays Mills Cemetery, Gays Mills, Crawford County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 4 Mar 1860, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Notes:

Clifford Milford’s obit lists a Mrs. Christena Helgeson as a grandparent which suggests that she was Odin’s mother.

According to the 1900 census, when she lived with Odin on a farm she owned in Clayton Twp, she had only had the one child. She was also shown as single in that 1900 census. In the 1910 census, she had had one child and that child was still alive.

Birth and death Information for Odin’s mother from “Ancestors of Benetta Celia Olson.”

In the 1940 census, she was the 80 year-old widow Christina Helgerson living in Soldiers Grove.

Birth:
on the Berge farm near Fortun on the far northeast end of Lustrafjorden

Baptism:
as Kristina

Died:
Julie says Prairie du Chien

Family/Spouse: Andrew OLSON. Andrew was born on 23 Oct 1871 in Crawford County, Wisconsin; died on 5 Aug 1926 in Crawford County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christina married Martin HELGERSON about 1907 in Wisconsin. Martin was born on 10 Nov 1856 in Wisconsin; died on 20 Feb 1939 in Wisconsin; was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Soldiers Grove, Crawford County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed twice in the 1880 census: once with her parents and siblings in the Town of Utica, Crawford County, Wisconsin, and once with her grandfather Ole and aunt Christina who lived in the Town of Clayton, Crawford County.

She and Edward lived in Madison. They later divorced.

Family/Spouse: Edward ONSGARD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Social Security Number: 399-09-9188 issued in Wisconsin before 1951

Notes:

Middle name from Ervan’s obit.



Odin was a veteran of the World War.

The history of the Kickapoo United Lutheran Church in Soldiers Grove records the death of an Odin Olson in 1977.

Registered for the draft on June 5, 1917. Shown as single, living in Soldiers Grove. Claimed to have been born in Clayton, Wisconsin. His occupation is carpenter for “Coney Turbine” of Soldiers Grove. (That’s probably Cornelius Turbin, a neighbor of Odin’s father in 1900 census.) He is described as short, slender, blue eyes, light brown hair.

Listed in the 1920 census as age 24, living in Soldiers Grove in Crawford County. He is shown as single, occupation carpenter, age 24, “stepson” living with Martin and Christiana Helgerson.

In the 1910 census, Odin is 15 and living with Martin and Christina Helgerson in Soldiers Grove. Martin and Christina had been married for two years and she had had one child, still living (who apparently was Odin). It is his second marriage but her first so she probably was not married to Odin’s purported father, Robert James Olson.

In the 1900 census, he is Odin B Olson, living with his mother Christina in Clayton Twp. He is the only child Christina has had.

In the 1940 census, Odin and his family lived on a rented farm in Franklin Twp on the Viroqua to Black Bottom Road, a few farms away from the Carl Nundahls. Neither Mildred nor Benetta were living at home.

In that census, Christina Olson, and her son Odin B. are living on a farm in Crawford County. Christina is 40 (born Feb 1860 in Norway) and is single and has had one child which is still living. Her son Odin B. is 5 and was born Feb 1895 in Wisconsin. Odin’s father was born in Wisconsin. The farm next door is that of Ingeborg Olson, 69, who may be Christina’s mother.

According to the SSDI:

Residence: Marshall in Dane County
Last Benefit: Readstown in Vernon County

His obit noted that he was preceded in death by one son, one grandson, and one great-grandson. Odin’s obit had him and Clara marrying on February 5, 1918. But that is clearly incorrect because Odin and Clara are living at home and both single at the time of the 1920 census in January of 1920.

In a note that Dorothy McKittrick included in her 1977 Christmas card to Cora, she said, “Odin Olson died - his funeral is Monday. I talked to Benetta last night and she said he was only sick for a day and a half.”

Buried:
funeral Kickapoo United Lutheran Church

Odin married Clara Louise NUNDAHL on 5 Feb 1920 in Crawford County, Wisconsin. Clara (daughter of Sever Olsen NUNDAHL and Brithe (Bertha) BOWE) was born on 23 Jul 1898 in Crawford County, Wisconsin; died on 18 Oct 1956 in Rock County, Wisconsin; was buried on 22 Oct 1956 in North Kickapoo Lutheran Church Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Social Security Number: 395-12-4842 issued in Wisconsin before 1951

Notes:

She was not living at home at the time of the 1940 census. At that time she was a live-in maid for the Alvin Kuehn family in Viroqua.

Benetta’s obit says that she died in the Sannes Skogdalen Nursing Home in Soldiers Grove. It also says that Benetta and Maurice farmed in the Sugar Grove area of Kickapoo Township. She was living in Readstown at the time of her father’s death in 1977.



Her obituary said that she was survived by 9 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.



Her obit says that Benetta was a member of the Franklin Lutheran Church, the Ladies Aid, and taught Sunday School.



Benetta C. Nelson, 81, of Soldiers Grove died Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at the Sannes Skogdalen Nursing Home in Soldiers Grove. She was born in Clayton Township, Crawford County, on Oct. 27, 1920, to Odin and Clara (Nundahl) Olson. She was united in marriage to Oscar Mikkelson on June 6, 1942, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 1944, in Germany during World War II. On Sept. 25, 1952, she married Maurice Nelson, and until their retirement in 1984, they farmed in the Sugar Grove area of Kickapoo Township, Vernon County, and then moved to Soldiers Grove. Maurice died March 7, 1993. Benetta was a member of the Franklin Lutheran Church, the Ladies Aid and also taught Sunday school.

She is survived by one daughter, Carolyn Nelson of Janesville, Wis.; three sons, Burdette (Tina) Nelson of Readstown, Wis., David (Gail) Nelson of Soldiers Grove, and Jon (Nancy) Nelson of Muscoda, Wis.; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three brothers, Orland Olson and Ervan (Joan) Olson, both of Westby, Wis., and Clifford (Mary) Olson of Loves Park, Ill.; two sisters, Mildred Tollefson of Montello, and Agnes (Clifford) Buroker of Janesville, Wis.; and nieces, nephews and other relatives.

In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Clifford and Robert Olson; and three sisters, Helen Erickson, Selma Sharp and Anna Ewers.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2002, in the Franklin Lutheran Church at Folsom

Benetta married Oscar Melvin MIKKELSON on 6 Jun 1942. Oscar (son of Albert MIKKELSON and Louisa OLSON) was born on 25 Jul 1914 in Crawford County, Wisconsin; died on 29 Nov 1944 in Germany; was buried on 16 Apr 1949 in North Kickapoo Lutheran Church Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benetta married Maurice Hugo NELSON on 25 Sep 1952. Maurice (son of Hugo J NELSON and Mabel K JACKSON) was born on 10 Jun 1921 in Vernon County, Wisconsin; died on 7 Mar 1993 in Crawford County, Illinois; was buried in Franklin Lutheran Church, Folsom, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to the 1940 census, when he was still living at home, he had been educated through the 6th grade.

Living in Beloit at the time of his father’s death in 1977. Living in Westby at the time of Anna’s death in 1999 and Benetta’s death in 2002. He was back in Beloit at the time of his sister Millie’s death in 2015.

In a letter to Cora dated December 16, 1979, Benetta says “Orland, my oldest brother, may have to have heart surgery. Trying medicine for a month. He still don’t feel good. Seems to be so much heart trouble.”



In the 1958 Beloit city directory, Orland and Lorraine lived at 936 Brooks. He worked for J I Case.

In the 1959 directory, he was still working for J I Case. He and Lorraine lived at 1602 Oak.

In the 1960 directory, he was still a machinist for J I Case. He and Lorraine lived at 1619 Cleveland.

He may be the Orland C Olson who lived at 1763 Mary Street in Beloit. His birth date is shown as 4 Aug 1922. No other Olsons are included at that address in the U.S. Public Records Index, Vol. 2.

Orland C. Olson, 94, of Beloit, WI, died Friday, March 24, 2017 in Rock Haven Nursing Home.

He was born August 4, 1922 in Vernon County, WI, the son of Odin and Clara (Nundahl) Olson. Orland attended Vernon County Schools. He married Loraine E. Zillig on March 15, 1947 in Franklin, WI. She predeceased him on December 22, 1980.

Orland was the owner and operator of Olson’s Garage, retiring in 1984.

Survivors include his children, Orland Olson Jr, Judith (Robert) Altenberg and Susan Rogers all of Beloit, WI; grandchildren, Dawn (Chris) Weber, Matthew Raisbeck, Kevin Olson, Stephanie (Tim) Weckerley, Shane Rogers, and Tom Parr; great grandchildren, Kyle, Kira, Blaine, Lacey, Emily, Tyler, Shaylee, Sophia, Ashley, Nathan, Gracie and Cayleigh; great-great grandchildren, Isaih and Brooklyn; brother, Clifford (Mary) Olson of Loves Park, IL; many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents, three brothers, six sisters and three nephews.

Orland married Loraine E ZILLIG in 1947. Loraine was born on 18 Feb 1927 in Vernon County, Wisconsin; died on 22 Dec 1980 in Rock County, Wisconsin; was buried in Floral Lawn Cemetery, South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.

Mildred married Lyle Clifford TOLLEFSON on 12 May 1946 in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Lyle was born on 11 Feb 1918 in Crawford County, Wisconsin; died on 27 Jul 1990 in Columbia County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Social Security Number: 397-14-6501 issued in Wisconsin

Notes:

Living in Soldiers Grove at the time of her father’s death in 1977 and at the time of her sister Helen’s death in 1978.

In a letter to Cora dated December 16, 1979, Benetta says that “Selma and LaVerne still live on the same farm near Soldiers Grove.”

In a April 3, 1985, letter to Cora, Benetta writes: "Selma and Verne moved to Anna Aren's house. They moved in 1st March."



Her obit said that she loved bowling and that she was a professional painter and housecleaner. Member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Soldiers Grove.

Pallbearers at her funeral: David Clason, Ronald Olson, Jon Nelson, Roger Sharp, Rodney Olson, and Rusty Sharp.

Died:
Died at Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse

Buried:
funeral at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Soldiers Grove

Selma married Lavern SHARP on 5 Feb 1944 in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Lavern (son of Harry SHARP and Magna (Maggie) HANSON) was born on 22 Mar 1923 in Haney Township, Crawford County, Wisconsin; died on 3 Feb 2001 in Soldiers Grove, Crawford County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Social Security Number: 394-24-5398 issued in Wisconsin

Notes:

Still living in Poynette at the time of her death. Was employed by Ray-O-Vac.

Pallbearers at her funeral were Rodney Olson, Ronald Olson, Stephan Olson, Burdette Nelson, Odell Tollefson, and Roger Sharp.



Mrs. Helen Erickson, age 52, of Poynette, formerly of Crawford County, died Saturday, December 30, 1978, at a Portage Hospital of injuries received in a two car accident near Portage. She was born December 8, 1936, in Crawford County to Odin and Clara (Nundahl) Olson. She had made her home in Poynette the past several years, and was employed by the Ray-O-Vac Company in Portage. She was preceded in death by her father; her mother; and a brother. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Smith of Poynette; and Mrs. Danny (Karen) Haag of Beaver Dam; two sons, Ralph Wheeler of Rio, and Michael Erickson in the Air Force in Callen, Texas; seven grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Maurice (Benetta) Nelson of Readstown, Mrs. Lyle (Mildred) Tollefson of Marshall, Mrs. LaVerne (Selma) Sharp of Soldiers Grove, Mrs. Clifford (Agnes) Buroker of Janesville, and Mrs. Connie (Anna) Ewers of Lincoln, Alabama; four brothers, Orland and Ervan, both of Beloit, Robert of Portage, and Clifford of Rockford, Illinois. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 3, 1979, at 1 p.m. at the Kickapoo United Lutheran Church at Folsom. Pastor Bruce Loewenhagen will officiate. Burial is in the North Kickapoo Cemetery.

Buried:
funeral service at Kickapoo United Lutheran Church

Helen married Raymond WHEELER on 10 Jul 1946 in Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helen married Norman ERICKSON in 1953, and was divorced on 17 Aug 1976 in Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her obit:

Agnes C. Olson Sharp Buroker, age 85, of Janesville, died peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, at Cozy Lil Acres, Janesville.

She was born in Crawford County on Dec. 7, 1928, the daughter of Odin and Clara (Nundahl) Olson. She was one of ten children. Agnes married Earl Sharp in Viroqua on July 10, 1946, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 8, 1964. They had six children together. She married Clifford Buroker on June 17. 1967, in Beloit and he preceded her in death on Oct. 3, 2011. Clifford and Agnes were snowbirds and spent 23 years in Florida. She had been employed by Piggly Wiggly and retired in January of 1984. She was a former member of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, a current member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, and the Loyal Order of Moose.

Agnes is survived by her son, Russell (Margie) Sharp of Orfordville; 4 daughters: Cathy (Gary) Melby of South Beloit, Sandra (Richard) Krueger, Lecia (Dale) Heitsman both of Janesville; stepdaughter, Sandra (Mike) Barbour of Lizella, GA; stepson, Sherman (Judy) Buroker of Beloit; 19 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; 3 brothers: Clifford (Mary) Olson, Ervan and Orland Olson; sister, Mildred Tollefson; and 2 sisters-in-law, Alberta Joseph and Betty Hamilton; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; 4 sons: Roger Sharp and Ricky Sharp, twin sons, Elton and Edwin; brother, Robert Olson; and sisters, Bennetta Nelson, Helen Erickson, Selma Sharp, and Anna Ewers.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at MT. CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH with Rev. Cory Rajek officiating.

Agnes married Earl E SHARP on 10 Jul 1946 in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Earl (son of Harry SHARP and Magna (Maggie) HANSON) was born on 18 Apr 1926 in Wisconsin; died on 8 Jan 1964 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin; was buried in North Kickapoo Lutheran Church Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Agnes married Clifford G BUROKER on 17 Jun 1967 in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin. Clifford was born on 2 Mar 1930 in Vernon County, Wisconsin; died on 3 Oct 2011 in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin; was buried in Milton Lawns Memorial Park, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Vernon County Death Index: V16, P579 As Clifford M.

Notes:

Not mentioned in his father’s obit.

Clifford Milford drowned with his cousin Ivan “at Black Bottom” on December 23, 1934.

From the Vernon County Broadcaster, December 27, 1934:

Drowning of 2 Boys Saddens Community

A duo-tragedy occurred last Sunday afternoon at half past three when two small boys, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nundahl and Mr. and Mrs. Odin Olson, met death by drowning in the upper Black Bottom creek.

The two five year old boys were playing on the ice of the creek, which was exceedingly thin at that place. It is supposed that the ice broke while they were at play, and the shock of the chilling water stupefied them to such a degree that they were unable to reach the bank. The water was four feet deep at the place where they were drowned.

They were discovered half an hour later by the other Nundahl children, who ran for help. Mrs. Nundahl, with the aid of two childen, rescued the bodies from the water and summoned assistance from a neighbor.

The entire community combines in offering the Nundahl and Olson families the deepest of sympathy in this period when joy and happiness is so prevalent. Funeral services will be held this Thursday at the Folsom church, with the Reverend Haakenson officiating.

From the Vernon County Censor, December 26, 1934:

Two Lads Drown in Black Bottom

One of the most heart-breaking tragedies that the Censor has been called upon to chronicle in years took place last Sunday afternoon in upper Black Bottom when young sons of Mr. and Mrs. Oden Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nundahl met death in the icy waters of the creek.

The older boys of the two families had gone sliding earlier in the afternoon, and Clifford Olson and Ivan Nundahl, both not yet five years of age, got the same idea and started out with the sled. The first intimation of trouble came when the older boys returned to the Nundahl home and were met by the dog whose frantic agitation finally led them to the bank of the creek where the bodies of the two young lads were found in the water. From marks on the bank it was apparent that the dog had tried to pull them out but failed.

Mrs. Nundahl, although frail and ill and a mother only six weeks ago, plunged into the ice-cold water above her waist to retrieve the bodies. She was prostrated from the shock and grief and her condition was serious for a time. Mr. Nundahl was not at home at the time of the shocking accident.

The double funeral will be held at the Nundahl home near Brookville, and at the Kickapoo church Thursday afternoon, Rev. Haagenson officiating. To the heart-stricken families the most sincere sympathy of the entire community goes out at this Christmas season when their joy has been transformed to bitter grief.

His obituary:

Clifford Milford Olson, son of Odin and Clara Olson, was born January 3, 1930, in the town of Franklin, Vernon County, and departed this life on December 23, 1934, at the age of 4 years, 11 months, and 20 days.

He leaves to mourn his untimely departure the grief-stricken parents, six sisters, namely: Benetta, Mildred, Selma, Helen, Agnes, Anna, and three brothers, Orland, Ervin, and Robert James, three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sever Nundahl and Mrs. Christena Helgeson.

Blessed be his memory, “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.”

Funeral services were held from both the Odin Olson and Carl Nundahl homes and the Kickapoo Lutheran Church, December 27th, Rev. H. T. Haagenson officiating.

Card of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all those who so kindly rendered their help in the tragic death and burial of our dear little sons, Ivan Nundahl and Clifford Olson. We wish to thank Rev. Haagenson and Rev. Lunde for their words of comfort, the singers at the home and the church, the pallbearers, and to the Brookville community club and others for the beautiful flowers, and those who donated to missions in their memory.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nundahl and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Odin Olson and Family

Other Events and Attributes:

• Social Security Number: 389-28-8078 issued in Wisconsin

Notes:

Anna’s cousin Burnelle was the maid of honor at her wedding.



EWERS, MRS. CONRAD (ANNA OLSON), age 68, of Center Point, died September 22, 1999. She was born in Wisconsin, baptized and confirmed Lutheran. She was born January 19, 1931, in Vernon County to Odin and Clara (Nundahl) Olson. She has made her home in Birmingham since 1970. She married her husband, Conrad (Connie) Ewers August 6, 1949 in Soldiers Grove, Wisc. Survivors include her husband, two sons, Gary and Ginger Ewers of Pell City; Lonnie and Michele Ewers of Springville; three daughters, Mrs. Victor Holmes (Victoria) of Moody, Mrs. Harold Fant (Valeria) of Mobile and Mrs. Glenn Poole (Debra) of Ohatchee. She has 13 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren; brothers, Orland and Evan of Westby, Wisc., Robert of Pardeville, Wisc., and Clifford of Rockford, Ill. She also has three sisters, Benetta Nelson of Soldiers Grove, Mildred Tollefson of Pardeville, Wisc., and Agnes Buroker of Janesville, Wisc. She was preceded in death by one grandson, one great grandson, her mother, father, two sisters, and one brother. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 25, at 2 p.m. at Jefferson Memorial Chapel with burial in Jefferson Memorial Gardens, Hwy 11. Visitation will be Friday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Jefferson Memorial Trussville Chapel directing.

Birth:
“Descendants of Sever O. Nundahl” says she was born in Crawford County.

Died:
“Descendants of Sever O. Nundahl” says 23 Sep.

Buried:
Garden of Faith

Anna married Conrad Eugene EWERS on 6 Aug 1949 in Crawford County, Wisconsin. Conrad (son of Virgil Myron EWERS and Madeline Henrietta SIME) was born on 16 Mar 1929 in Readstown, Kickapoo Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin; died on 16 Nov 2011 in Alabama; was buried in Jefferson Memorial Gardens East, Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Or Tollef Ervan. (He preferred the reverse.)



In the 1954 Beloit city directory, he and Joan A live at 546 E Grand Ave.

In the 1956 Beloit city directory, he and Joann A live at 1404 Porter Avenue. He is a crane operator.

In the 1960 Beloit city directory, he and Joan A still live at 1404 Porter. He is a crane operator.

He had moved back to Westby by 1993.

Not included in the obit of his brother-in-law, Clifford Buroker.

Ervan T. Olson, age 83 of Westby, died Thursday, March 3, 2016.

He was born on September 2, 1932 in Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin to Oden Bernharo and Clara Louise (Nundahl) Olson. On July 7, 1951 he was united in marriage to Joann Matson in Viroqua, Wis.

Ervan and Joann lived in Beloit and for three years he worked at Beloit Corp. and then for the next 27 years at the South Beloit Foundry.  After retirement Ervan and Joann moved to Westby. His hobbies included: playing euchre, rooting for the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Cubs.  He loved to garden and feed his birds. Ervan could often be found working in his garage.

He is survived by five children: Pauline (Gary) Bauer of Beloit, Stephen Olson of Readstown, Julie Olson of Middleton, Dennis Olson of Readstown, Carol (CJ) Jordan of Readstown; 10 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; two brothers: Orlan Olson and Clifford Olson.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Joann on November 6, 2002; his siblings:  Benetta, Selma, Helen, Agnes, Anna, Mildred, Robert and Clifford who died in childhood; daughter-in-law, Babette; and his beloved dog “Bear”.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at noon at Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church. Pastor Julie Wollman will officiate with burial in the Coon Prairie Cemetery.

Birth:
Ervan was age 7 in the 1940 census (May 2). “Descendants of Sever O. Nundahl” shows him as born 2 Sep 1933.

Ervan married Joann Aleda MATSON on 7 Jul 1951 in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Joann (daughter of Francis MATSON and Edna EVERSON) was born on 16 May 1934 in Wisconsin; died on 6 Nov 2002 in Westby, Vernon County, Wisconsin; was buried in Coon Prairie Cemetery, Westby, Viroqua Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: North Kickapoo Lutheran Church Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin
• Social Security Number: 393-30-9210 issued in Wisconsin

Notes:

Living in Portage at the time of his father’s death in 1977.

Lived in Pardeeville in 1996.

Robert was living at the Saunes Skogdalen Nursing Home in Soldiers Grove at the time of his death. His sister Benetta may have been in the same nursing home at that time.

His obit notes that he worked at the Beloit Corporation for many years at then at the Del Monte Canning Factory in Arlington. There is no mention of his wife in the obit but five of his (at least six) children are listed.

In the 1960 Beloit city directory, a Robert J Olson and wife Vivian L live at 1016 Clary. He works as a crane operator at Beloit Iron Works.

Although Robert’s funeral was on May 2, 2001, the obit noted that he would be buried at “a later date” at the North Kickapoo Cemetery.

His relationship with Suzanne Bradley is somewhat speculative.

Died:
Sannes Skogdalen Nursing Home in Soldiers Grove

Robert married V.L. GANDER [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Suzanne Lorraine BRADLEY. Suzanne was born on 25 Dec 1946 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; died on 25 Nov 1992 in Columbia County, Wisconsin; was buried in Pardeeville Cemetery, Pardeeville, Columbia County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]