Clifford
Olson, 69
Thief
River Falls - Clifford Olson, 69, died Tuesday,
July 16, 2002 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief
River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on 
Saturday,
July 20 at Silver Creek Lutheran Church in Thief
River Falls with Rev. David Pretty officiating.
Kathy Nelson was organist, and Joel and Laura Rude
sang "On Eagles Wings" and "Go Rest High on That
Mountain." Casketbearers were Larry Ohren, Robert
Bentow, Steve Muzzy, Allen Bertilrud, Alvin
Bertilrud, Gerald Didrikson, Michael Pesek, Ole
Wiskow and Dale Wiskow. Honorary casketbearers were
the Pennington County Highway Department employees
and all those who considered Clifford a friend.
Military honors were provided by the Greenbush
American Legion Post. Interment was in Narodni
Hrbitov Cemetery (Gust National Cemetery) in
Strathcona.
Clifford
Edward Olson was born in Strathcona June 15, 1933,
the son of Albert and Lizzie (Bentow) Olson. After
attending rural school, Clifford entered the Army
on May 19, 1953 and served in France. He was
honorably discharged on May 4, 1955. Following his
discharge he began working road construction and
for the U.S. Forestry Service in Grygla.
On
June 15, 1957, Clifford married Maxine Pesek at Our
Redeemer Church in Badger. They moved to Grygla
where he worked for the U.S. Forest Service in
1958. In 1969, Clifford began working for the City
of Thief River Falls and the couple moved to rural
Thief River Falls in 1970. In 1975, Clifford became
employed by Pennington County, where he worked
until his retirement in 1997. He and his wife also
farmed and raised cattle.
Among
his favorite pasttimes, Clifford enjoyed hunting
and spending time with his family and
grandchildren. He held memberships with the Eagles,
VFW, Thief River Falls American Legion and WFLA
Lodge.
Survivors
include his wife, Maxine; children, Sheryl Melby of
Hawley, and Jeffrey (Lorna) Olson of Thief River
Falls; three grandchildren; three
step-grandchildren; a sister, Myrtle Bertilrud of
Greenbush; and a brother, Sanford Olson of
Greenbush.
Clifford
was preceded in death by his parents.
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