Olga
Shuman, 85
Thief
River Falls - Olga Shuman, 85, died Sunday,
September 23, 2001 at Northwest Medical Center in
Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday,
September 27, at Green Funeral Home in Thief River
Falls with Rev. Terry Olson officiating. Wanda
Vigness will be the organist, and Diane Johnson
will be the soloist. Casketbearers will be Olga's
niece, Connie Prickett, and her husband, Jerry, and
grandnephews and their wives, Christopher and
Lorrie Prickett and Todd and Darla Prickett.
Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief
River Falls.
Visitation
will be held from noon until the time of services
at Green Funeral Home on Thursday.
Olga
Marion Salte was born on November 11, 1915 in
Hampden, N.D., the daughter of Ole and Ragna
(Myhrum) Salte. She grew up and graduated from high
school in Hampden.
On
June 11, 1938, she was united in marriage to Donald
Shuman in Devils Lake, N.D. The couple made their
home in Antler, N.D. where they owned and operated
Shuman's Bar until 1943 when they moved to
Richmond, Calif. They resided in Richmond for three
years before returning to Antler and resumed
operation of their bar until retiring in 1982. In
1997, the couple moved to Thief River Falls where
Olga had since resided. Donald died on September 4,
2000.
Olga
was a member of Rebekah Lodge.
Her
many hobbies included reading, crossword puzzles,
oil painting, crocheting, playing the piano, baking
and flower gardening.
Survivors
include a sister, Doris (Carl) Hallquist of Thief
River Falls; a brother, Maynard (Hazel) Salte of
Longview, Wash.; and many nieces and
nephews.
Olga
was preceded in death by her husband, parents and
three brothers, Orville, Clifford and Melvin.
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