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Milford A. Olson • 1912 - 2006
Milford A. Olson, 93, died Saturday morning, February 18,
2006, at North Country Regional Hospital in Bemidji, MN. He formerly
resided in Minot, ND from 1962 -2003 when in May of 2003 he moved
to Bemidji, MN where one of his sons resided.
Milford was born December 28, 1912 in Litchville, North Dakota
to John A. and Bertha C. (Hovde) Olson. He was confirmed at the
North Lamoure Church June 10, 1927. He attended school in the
Litchville Township. He served in the U.S. Army from February
7, 1942 to August 25, 1945 in the South Pacific with Company
C, 21st Infantry, 24th Division in Hawaii, Australia, New Guinea,
and the Philippines.
He married Dolores Nygaard of Litchville, ND in July, 1946. Later
in life he married Berniece Hill of Minot, ND, on May 5th, 1969.
Milford was a member of the VFW. He worked as a civilian at Minot
Air Force Base from February 1962 to November 1978. He also worked
as a janitor at the Presbyterian Church, Frontier Airlines, and
Poor Farm.
Milford is survived by his sister, Adele Sander in Mitchell,
SD: his daughter Judy Tims: her husband Chuck from Horace, ND;
his stepdaughter Susan Nelsen of Minot, ND; and his sons: James,
and his wife Carmen, from Laredo, TX; Richard and his wife Shela
from Bemidji, MN; Mark and his wife Bonnie from Valley City,
ND; Paul and his wife Theresa from Thief River Falls, MN; and
Timothy and his wife Verna from Gwinner, ND; his 19 grandchildren
and many great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He
is preceded in death by his parents: John and Bertha Olson of
Litchville, ND; his sisters: Inga Krag of Minot, ND; Laila Olson
of Litchville, ND; and Lyla Jensen of Bowman, ND and his brothers:
Joseph Olson and Floyd Olson of Litchville, ND.
Funeral: Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 11 am at the Thompson-Larson
Funeral Home, Minot, ND
Visitation: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 from 5 pm to
7 pm at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Minot, ND.
Memorials preferred to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, P.O.
Box 753, Minot, ND 58702
Officiant: Rev. Don Andrews Chaplain at Trinity Health
Music: Robert Sundberg, vocalist
"What A Friend We Have In Jesus" "Rock of Ages"
"How Great Thou Art"
"In The Garden"
Gary Stenehjem, organist
Honorary Bearers: Milford's grandchildren
Active Bearers: Gil Fargo, Danny Mitchell, Curtis Hill,
Duane Hill and Pius Matson
Flag Presentation: Members of the American Legion,
William G. Carroll Post #26, Minot
Taps by Christopher Mitchell
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