Norman Theodore OLNESS
- Born: 11 May 1904, Fillmore County, MN 1
- Marriage: Agnes Karen GUNDERSON on 31 Aug 1935 in La Crosse County, WI
- Died: 4 Jul 1969, Olmsted County, MN at age 65 2 3
Cause of his death was Carcinoma, Lung.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Delivery Service, 1930, Fillmore County, MN. Rushford Paper, Mar. 27, 1930: Arthur Highum recently sold his truck and freight line to the Olness Bros. They took possession a week ago. [Norman & Conrad]
• Notes: compiled a Norwegian/English Dictionary, Bef 1969, Fillmore County, MN. to be published [as of 2010]...
• Cemetery: Arendahl Cemetery, 1969, Fillmore County, MN. OLNESS, NORMAN T. 1904 - 1969 HUSBAND OF AGNES K., SON OF ANDREW and JULIA
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnfillmo/cemetery/arendahl.htm]
• Obituary, 1969, Fillmore County, MN. Norman T. Olness
PETERSON, Minn. - Norman Theodore Olness, 65, Peterson died at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Olmsted Community Hospital following a long illness with cancer.
He was co-owner of the Olness Brothers Transfer Line from 1929 to 1936, farmed and was a seed dealer from 1936 to the time of his death.
He was born May 11, 1904, in Arendahl township to Andrew and Julia Bakken Olness. He lived in this area all his life. He married Agnes Gunderson, Aug. 31, 1935, in La Crosse.
He was a member of the Peterson School Board for 10 years, served as supervisor and as secretary of the Fillmore County Soil and Water Conservation District for five years and was a member of the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association and was a registered seed grower for many years.
Surviving are: His wife; a son, Andrew at home; four daughters, Mrs. Hakon (Karen) Torjesen, Nairobi, Kenya; Mrs. James (Julianne) Wright, Raleigh, N.C.; Mrs. Arthur (Sigrid) Kilcullen, Great Falls, Va., and Mrs. A. W. (Elisabeth) Emerson, Minneapolis; seven grand children and two sisters, Mrs. Selma Haslerud, Rushford, Minn., and Mrs. Orville (Judith) Strande, Rochester, Minn. A brother has died.
Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Arendahl Lutheran Church, the Rev. LaVern Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Jensen Funeral Home, Rushford, today from 7 to 9 p.m. and at the church one hour before services.
Norman married Agnes Karen GUNDERSON, daughter of Syver Christiansen GUNDERSON and Malena Torbjornsdotter KILEN, on 31 Aug 1935 in La Crosse County, WI. (Agnes Karen GUNDERSON was born on 18 Jun 1908 in La Crosse County, WI and died on 3 Dec 1993 in Winona County, MN 4.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Notice, 1935, Fillmore County, MN. Norman Olness In Marriage Rites Last Saturday
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Miss Agnes Gunderson and Norman Olness Exchange Vows In Church Ceremony
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The beauty of simplicity marked the marriage ceremony which united Miss Agnes Gunderson, daughter of Mrs. S. Gunderson of La Crosse and Norman Olness, son of Mrs. Julia Olness of Rushford. Rev. E. O. Vik officiated at the single rung service, which was performed in the presence of immediate relatives and friends, at the Trinity Lutheran Church at La Crosse at four o'clock Saturday afternoon, August 31.
To the strains of the Lohengrin's Wedding march, played by Mrs. Ed Syverson, Miss Gunderson, dressed in white, and carrying an arm bouquet of roses and pon pons, accompanied by her bridesmaid, Miss Mildred Welsh, who was dressed in green and carried a yellow gladioli, were met at the alter by the groom, Norman Olness and best man Conrad Olness, his brother.
Following the ceremony the bridal party and guests partook of a wedding dinner which was served at the home of the bride's mother at 1603 Liberty Street, La Crosse. The young couple then left for a short wedding trip to Chicago.
Mrs. Olness is a secretary at the Sisson-Silstad-Haugen wholesale company at La Crosse, while Mr. Olness in partnership with his brother, owns and operates the Olness Transfer.
The Record is joined by the many friends of the young couple in extending congratulations and best wishes for future success and happiness.
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