Olger
Foss, 90
Viking
&endash; Olger Foss, 90, died on Thursday,
January 23, 2003 at Gold Pine Nursing Home in
Bemidji.
Funeral
services were held Monday, Jan. 27 at Zion Lutheran
Church in Viking with Pastor Ollie Urdahl
officiating. Burial will be in the Bethel-Stafford
Cemetery, Stafford Township, Roseau
County.
Olger
Selmer Foss was born on Aug. 4, 1912 in Greenbush,
the son of Otto and Anna (Peterson) Foss. He was
baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith in
Greenbush, and attended Country School in Deer
Township, near Greenbush. He worked for a short
time at a Grocery Store in Roseau, and also for
Hetteen's Welding and Machine Shop.
On
Nov. 23, 1948 Olger was united in marriage to
Bessie Esther Albin at Roseau. The couple continued
to live in Roseau for three years before moving to
Viking, where they farmed small grains and raised
chickens and cattle. Bessie died on May 23, 1992.
Olger
was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Viking,
MN.
He
is survived by one son, Ron (Nancy) Foss of
Bemidji; three grandsons; and numerous nieces,
nephews and friends.
He
was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie; his
parents; brothers: Anton, Christian, Oscar,
Clifford, Thilmer, Freeman and Pedar; and sisters:
Hilda Bertilrud, Alma Green and Alice
Hanson.
Casketbearers
included Donovan Foss, David Foss, Tom Hagen, Jerry
Albin, Dale Foss and Michael Hagen.
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