OBITUARY: Olaf Arthur Thompson, 1917-2003, Worth Co., Iowa

[Mitchell Co. Press-News online -- Posted April 23, 2003]



                         Olaf Arthur Thompson

Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 16, 2003, for Olaf Arthur
Thompson, 85, of Northwood, at the First Shell Rock Lutheran Church,
Northwood, with Reverend Karl Hermanson officiating.  Burial was in the
Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood. Olaf died Saturday, April 12, 2003,
at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.  

The family has requested that memorial contributions be made to the First
Shell Rock Lutheran Church Handicap Accessible Fund, which will be
established at the church by the family in his memory. 

Olaf Arthur Thompson was born on June 7, 1917, in Mona, Iowa in Mitchell
County, the son of John G. and Clara (Stromley) Thompson.  He was baptized
in Mona, Iowa and reaffirmed his faith through confirmation in the First
Shell Rock Lutheran Church in the Norwegian language. He attended and
received his education in the Otranto School system.  He was united in
marriage to Wilma (Gentz) on November 25, 1937, at the First Lutheran
Church parsonage in Northwood.  Olaf farmed in the Northwood and Crystal
Lake, Iowa area for 35 years before his retirement.  

He enjoyed dancing, playing cards, gardening, flowers, and reading. 

He was a member of the First Shell Rock Lutheran Church in Northwood. 

Left to cherish his memory is his wife Wilma Thompson of Northwood; five
children, Carol Ann Nehman and her husband Darvin of Fonda, Iowa, Marvin
Thompson and his wife Diane of Sparta, Wisconsin, Dennis Thompson and
his wife Donna of Glenville, Minnesota, Dale Thompson of Northwood, and
Calvin Thompson and his wife Sandra of Osage; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-
grandchildren; a sister, Caroline Gentz of Northwood; as well as other
relatives and friends. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Gladys Lorraine
Thompson; three grandsons, Brandon Thompson, Brian and Shaun Nehman;
great-granddaughter, Madison Nehman; and two brothers, Francis and
Gerhard Thompson. 




Copyright (c) 2003 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: Not necessarily related to the subject(s) of this document)

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