OBITUARY: Eleanor Marie (Pettitt Sheumaker) Olson, 1914-04, Mitchell Co., IA

[Based on Obituary in Mitchell County Press-News online - Sept. 1, 2004]




                           Eleanor Marie Olson

Funeral services for Eleanor Sheumaker Olson, age 90, of Osage, were held
Saturday, August 28, 2004, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Osage, with
Rev. Roy Ott officiating.  Interment was in the Osage Cemetery. Eleanor
died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health
Care Center. 

Eleanor was born March 20, 1914, near Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter
of Ernest and Ethel Belle (Ackley) Pettitt. She attended school in
Otranto, Iowa, graduating from Otranto High School in 1932.

Eleanor was united in marriage to Frank "Sam" Sheumaker. They farmed
north of Otranto. Later she owned and operated a grocery store in
Carpenter. Eleanor was baptized and confirmed as an adult at Deer
Creek Lutheran Church. They then moved to Osage, where Eleanor worked
as a bookkeeper at Cedar Valley Produce. Her husband Sam passed away.

Later she was united in marriage to Art Olson. They made their home in
Osage, where they owned and operated Art's Shoes. Art passed away in
1997. Eleanor was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, WaTanYe,
Sons of Norway, and the Good Sam Camping Club.

Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands, Frank
and Art; three brothers, Albert Pettitt, Charles Pettitt and Oliver
Pettitt; a sister Dorothy Olson; and two nephews, James Pettitt and
Ellwood Pettitt.

Eleanor is survived by five nieces Anita (Dean) Darrow of Charles City,
June (Alfred) Schmidt of Rockford, Illinois, Jean (Dennis) Weitzenkamp
of Dodge Center, Minnesota, Donna (Donald) Dawson of Paullina and Sandy
(Gary) Gilbert of Osage; and a nephew, Robert (Mercedes) Pettitt of
Austin, Minnesota.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.




    Edited by Kermit Kittleson, Sep. 4, 2004 -- Copyright 2004