Leelanau County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Oleson, Ruth & Carl 
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Cemetery:           Maple Grove - Empire
Name:               Ruth & Carl Oleson

Date Of Photograph: June 21, 2006
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RUTH OLESON   b. 1918
CARL OLESON   b. 1917   d. 1999
Married 55 years
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Carl Oleson 
SSN: XXX-XX-XXXX  
Last Residence: 49636  Glen Arbor, Leelanau, Michigan, United States of America 
Born: 7 Jun 1917 
Died: 25 Dec 1999 
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951 ) 
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 Carl Oleson
      Died December 25, 1999
      GLEN ARBOR - Carl Oleson, 82, of Glen Arbor, died Saturday at Maple 
Valley Nursing Home.
      Born June 17, 1917, in Toledo, Ohio, he was the son of Carl A. and Lucy 
(Andreson) Oleson.
      Carl was in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1939 to 1947. Two and one-half 
years were spent in the southeast Pacific during World War II where he received 
three Bronze Stars for his valor. Carl served during the battle of Guadalcanal 
and the invasion of Bougainville for approximately three and one-half months; 
he ran landing barges off attack transports. He was also stationed in South 
Haven and Charlevoix and at the Grand Traverse light house.
      Fishing, hunting and home were his main interests. He was the owner and 
operator of the Sportsman Shop in Glen Arbor for 31 years. Many vacationers 
credited him with making their trips successful.
      Carl was chairman of the board of education at Glen Arbor prior to 
consolidation. He was president of the PTA and member of the fire department. 
He was also chairman of the Fish and Game Committee of the Glen Lake Business 
and Resort Bureau and of the Glen Lake Association.
      Survivors include his wife, Ruth of Glen Arbor; a son, Carl Oleson III 
(Jackie) of East Lansing; three daughters, Sharon (Don) Shaw of High Springs, 
Fla., Sandra Zemaitis of Grand Rapids, and Candace Oleson of Glen Arbor; four 
grandchildren, Kim (Greg) Guilbeau, Shannon (Alan) DuBose, and Richard and 
James Zemaitis; and two great-grandchildren, Ross and Max Guilbeau.
      Carl was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Lois, and a brother, 
Robert.
      Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Glen Lake Community 
Reformed Church; funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. The Rev. Stephen Wing 
will officiate.
      Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Empire.
      Memorials may be directed to Glen Lake Community Reformed Church or the 
charity of one's choice.
      Arrangements are by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home in Traverse City.



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