Mitchell County IA Archives Obituaries.....Olsen, Kristian Olausen February 31, 1964 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deidre Badker b.badker@earthlink.net November 13, 2006, 9:36 pm Mitchell County, Iowa Press News - March 5, 1964 Funeral services for Chris (Kristian) Olausen Olsen, 89, who died at Mitchell County Memorial hospital Saturday, were held Tuesday at First Lutheran church in St. Ansgar, Iowa. The Rev. Don Comnick, pastor of the church, was in charge. Burial was in the St. Ansgar, IA cemetery. Kristian Olsen was born November 30, 1875, in Hourdaln, Norway. He was baptized and attended school there. When he was 12 years old, he accompanied his grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Ole Rustad, to America. They settled west of St. Ansgar and he made his home with them. He was confirmed October 6, 1889 by the Rev. Johann Olson at First Lutheran church in St. Ansgar. His marriage to Clara Anderson was December 28, 1905. He was a farmer all of his life. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Ketelsen and Gail Olson of Osage and one son, Garman of Lyle, MN.; 8 grandchildren and 11 great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife; one infant son, Geral; a son Glenn, who died last summer; 3 grandsons and an infant great-granddaughter. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/mitchell/obits/o/olsen95nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb