OBIT: Shawnee County, KS; OLSON, Mrs. Bessie, 1940 http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/shawnee/obits/olsonmb.txt From : "James Laird" To : KS-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject :[KS-FOOT] Obit: OLSON; September 24, 1940; Shawnee Date : Sat, 23 Nov 2002 added to the archives: Saturday, December 14, 2002 see copyright notice at end of file. =================================================== The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday September 24, 1940 Mrs. Bessie Olson. Mrs. Bessie OLSON, 75, died at her home, 1607 Campbell, Monday night. She was born in Sweden and came to the United States in 1884 and settled in Saline County. She had been a resident of Topeka for the past fifty-four years. She was a member of the Third Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband, Bernard OLSON, of the home; one daughter, Mrs. D.R. ALEXANDER, Kansas City, Mo.; two sons, Oscar L. OLSON, 628 Leland, Topeka; Martin P. OLSON, 1621 Oakley, Topeka; one sister, Mrs. D.C. HENRY, 1610 Kaw, Topeka; also one brother and one sister still living in Sweden and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Penwell's Chapel. Burial will be in Topeka Cemetery. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the KSGenWeb USGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.