The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-21
OBITUARY OF
WILLIAM OLSON

william OlSOn Qled aC MS late
home on Riverside Ave-, Valley City,
N. D., Thursday morning, September
14th, 1922, at the age of SO years, II
months and 26 days. He was born in
Stockholm, Sweden, October 19, 1859.
He came to the United States in the
year 1878, and settled with his father
in Minnesota, where he resided until
about 1878, when he came to North
Dakota, and homesteaded in Barnes
County on the farm which was in his
possession until his death.
He was married in the year 1900 to
Miss Fleda L. Sandy Of Essex county,
Virginia, and about IA years ago they
took up their residence in this city.
He is survived by his widow and five
children, Willard, Frances, Paul, Elf
leta, and Woodrow; also by one sis
ter, Mrs. Ella Mason of this city, one
brother, John, of Reno, New, a half
sister, Mrs. Schiling of St. Paul Park,
Minn., and one half brother, Elmer
Olson, of Canada.
He was confirmed in the Lutheran
church during his childhood in Swed-
en-, but when attending Church in this
country, he accompanied his wife to
the Methodist church, of which she is
member. He was a member of the
knights of Pythias, the Elks, the East
ern Star, and the Masonic fraterni-
ties, being a 33d degree Mason; he al
ways evinced great interest in that or
der, and in his arrangements for his
own funeral, requested that the last
rates at the grave be in charge of
that body.
Mr.. Olson as one Of the pioneers Of
the state, became deeply interested in
public affairs. He was one of the To-
cal leaders in the Nonpartisan Move
ment. He served the state for one
term as fire marshal, and was a di-
rector of the Equity Plant of Fargo.
However much one differed with him
on political and economic questions,
his opponents conceded that he was
sincere in his convictions, as evidenced
by the thought, time, effort and sac
rifices he gave to make those convic-
tions triumphant.
He had been a sufferer from an in
durable malady for two or three years,
and when number of months ago he
learned that his case was hopeless and
that he could not recover, he resign
edly faced the inevitable, and was a
patient, uncomplaining sufferer to the
last. The many callers at his bedside
were greeted with smile and a hear
ty handshake, and none were more
welcome than those who read to him
from the Bible and offered prayers in
his behalf. He was a man Of genial
disposition and cheerful spirit, who
made and retained many friends
throughout his life. Those who served
as pail bearers at his funeral were
men Of his own selection from among
his many friends.
7 The funeral service was held Sun
day afternoon at o'clock from the
Epworth NJ. E. church, in charge of
the pastor, Rev. J. S. Wilds. The
church was crowded to its full capac-
ity with a representative audience.
The costly and beautiful floral trib-
utes from the various organizations
and individual friends made the
church "a wilderness of flowers" A
mixed quartet sang two appropriate
selections at the church, and a male
quartet sang at the grave in connec-
ton with the impressive burial service
: of the Masonic order. The interment
was at the Woodbine cemetery, where
the mortal remains were laid to await
the resurrection morn.
The sympathy of the entire commu-
nifty goes out to the stricken family in
their sorrow, and we trust that the
abundant expressions and loving in
terest of friends may contribute to the
comfort which their hearts so much
crave in the loss of devoted husband
and loving father.
DEATH CAR DRIVER