Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Olson , Theodore Lamar December 18, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com December 23, 2005, 7:14 pm The Bakersfield Californian Olson, Theodore Lamar 1925 - 2005 Theodore Lamar Olson 5/9/1925 - 12/18/2005 Ted was born to Theodore and Clara Jane (Weech) Olson on May 9, 1925 in Raymond, Alberta, Canada. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and served as a Nose Gunner on B-24 Bombers in the Pacific area through the Iwo Jima campaign. After his discharge from the USAAC he married IlaMay Grace of Taft, the daughter of Pete and Hazel Grace. He also began his 40-year career as a journeyman lineman in the electrical trade, building and maintaining wooden and steel power lines. He was a first class lineman, well respected by his peers!! Ted is survived by his widow, IlaMay Olson; his son and his wife, Ted, Jr. and Asih; his daughter, Teri Olson; his daughter and her husband, Wendy and Rick Jones; his granddaughters and their husbands, Fenny and Rusty Evers and Kaylee and Mike Fitzgerald; his grandson and his fiancée, Ricky Jones and Mary Beth Mistretta; his three great-grandchildren, Drew, Kaya and Madison Fitzgerald; his brother and his wife, Bruce and June Olson; one sister, Jane (Olson) Ballard; plus many nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held in the West Side District Cemetery on Tuesday, December 27, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. There are no visitation hours scheduled. Our special thanks to Optimal Hospice, SJH 4th floor nurses, Dr. Hua Lin and office staff, Dr. Anthony Valdez and office staff and our friends the Ashleys. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Erickson & Brown Funeral Home. Erickson & Brown Funeral Home Legacy.com Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 12/22/2005. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased No other information available from submitter. Obituaries http://www.legacy.com/bakersfield/LegacyHome.asp File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/o/olson1099gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb