Obit for OLSON, Erick (b.1859 d.1953), Clearwater Co., MN
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Farmers Indendepent  Bagley  Oct 15,1953
 
  Rites Held for Erick Anderson
 
  Last rites for Erick Anderson were held Saturday afternoon, Oct. 3, from 
the Oak Park Chruch with Rev.C.D. Mattson officiating and Halterman Funeral 
Home in charge of arrangements. Erick Anderson,pioneer residentof Eddy 
township, passed away Tuesday morning, Sept 29, at  the Good Samaritian 
Home at Clearbrook at the age of 93 years  and 10 months.
  Mr Anderson was born in Dasland , Sweden in 1859, a son of  Mr. and Mrs. 
Erick  Vaucker, where he was baptized in the Lutheran faith. After 
graduating from a rural  elementry school he devoted his time between his 
fathers farm and a large commerical farm. In June,1883 he was married to 
Christian Olson,a neighbor girl and a classmate in school.
  In 1884 he imigrated to America and settled in the Stillwater, Minnesota. 
Two years later he moved to Minneapolis  , where he was employed by 
Pillsbury mills for a number of years. In 1890 he moved his family to 
Crookston, Minn, where  he managed  and operated a large grain farm for 
seven years. In 1897 he filed a claim on a homestead in Eddy township. 
He continued to operate and reside until 1940 when he retired to a small 
farm south of clearbrook. The past two years he was resided at the Good 
Samaritan Home in Clearbrook.
  He was a charter member of the Oak Park Luthern church and served as 
one of its officers for over 30 years. He was also a member of the local 
school board and township board during his early days of his residence 
in Eddy township.
  He was preceded in death by his wife, Christian, who passed away in 
1946 and also a son Victor and two sons Oscar and Harry, who died in 
infancy.
  Left to mourn his loss are his two daughters, Mrs Florence Kjolhaug of 
St Paul and Mrs. Ted Hamre of Trail, Minn.;and five sons, Charley and 
William of Clearbrook, Walter of  Virgina,Minn,  Earl of St. Paul, and 
Herbert of Mt. Gileand , Ohio. Also 22 grandchildren and 22 great 
grandchildren.
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