Glynn County GaArchives Obituaries.....TOLNAS, Halvor Oliver August 10, 1916
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The Brunswick News; Friday 11 August 1916; pg. 1 col. 2

AN AGED CITIZEN PASSES TO REST—H.O. TOLNAS DIED LAST NIGHT FOLLOWING ACCIDENT 
A FEW DAYS AGO

H.O. Tolnas, for over twenty-five years a well known resident of Brunswick, 
passed away at the city hospital last night following an illness caused by a 
fall which he had from a wagon several days ago.  At first Mr. Tonlas’ 
condition was not thought to be serious, and remained at home on George street 
a few days after the accident, later being removed to the city hospital.

Mr. Tolnas was 65 years of age and was a native of Norway.  He is survived by 
two sons, Triygive [sic], who sailed only a few days ago on a trip to Norway, 
and Olaf, a young attorney of Athens, who is just recovering from a serious 
illness.

During the past few years this aged citizen has been the victim of unusual 
sadness in his household.  Four or five years ago his wife passed away, 
leaving her husband and four sons.  Mr. Tolnas and his four sons lived 
together in a larger house at the corner of George and Carpenter streets, all 
of the boys being industrious, two of them working their way through the 
University of Georgia.  Over two years ago Paul, then about 18 years of age, 
met with a fatal accident and was killed at the Yaryan plant.  Young Gunner 
Tolnas at the time collector for the Brunswick Bank and Trust Company, was one 
of the Monroe Phillips victims, of eighteen months ago, the young man being 
shot in that terrible tragedy.  He lingered for a few days and finally died 
off his injuries.

Mr. Tolnas was a shipbuilder by trade, and ruing his long residence in 
Brunswick has built many small crafts.  Since work was started on the three-
masted schooner by the Brunswick Shipbuilding Company several months ago, he 
has been in active charge of most of the work, and was a stockholder in that 
company.

Mr. Tolnas was a consistent member of the Baptist church, and that funeral 
will be in charge of that Norwegian contingent of the city.

Funeral services will be held at 3 o’clock this afternoon from the First 
Baptist church, A. Larson officiating.  Interment will be made at Oak Grove 
cemetery.  The following men will act as pallbearers:  John Olson, John 
Larson, C.O. Olson, Capt. Thomas Peter Kniunson[?] and Capt. Lalin[?].


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