Today's Amanuensis Monday project is to transcribe the obituary for Olina Ehlers née Ostrom (1882-19620. Olina was the daughter of Olaus and Toline Ostrom. She was a great Aunt for both my cousin Ed Ostrom and me. How was she related:
Ed Ostrom:
* was the son of Edwin "Tom" Ostrom and Alice Emerson;
* Tom was the son of Oscar Ostrom and Anna T. Brekke;
* Oscar Ostrom and Olina Ostrom Ehlers were siblings.
Darlene Johnson Steffens:
* is the daughter of William "Bill" Richard Johnson and Marilyn Brown;
* Bill was the son of Olena M. Haner and Alfred M. Johnson;
* Olena was the daughter of Anna Ostrom and Warren W. Haner;
* Anna Ostrom Haner and Olina Ostrom Ehlers were siblings.
So Olina Ostrom Ehlers was sister to Oscar Ostrom and Anna Ostrom Haner.
What I have is an undated, unidentified newspaper clipping that I received in 2008 through a volunteer of the Minnesota Historical Society, in St. Paul. Minnesota.
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| IMAGE: Obituary article telling of the death of Olina Ehlers (1882-1962) from the Minnesota Historical Society. [1] |
The transcription follows and I have identified my comments with square-brackets [ ]. Let's take a closer look.
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Unidentified, undated newspaper clipping containing the obituary for Olina Ehlers; likely from a newspaper in local area.
Repository: Provided by a volunteer at the Minnesota Historical Society.
Funeral Rites Held Mrs. Olina Ehlers
1962 [handwritten]
Mrs. Olina Ehlers passed away at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Alexandria on November 9th at the age of 80 years. Being in failing health for the past year, she entered the hospital on October 31st. Death was caused by heart failure.
Olina Ostrom was born in Waseca County on May 8, 1882 to Toline and Olaus Ostrom. When she was six week old, she came with her parents, by covered wagon, to Grant County. She attended school near Elbow Lake. In 1905, she married John Ehlers at Churches Ferry, North Dakota. They made their home in Devils Lake and later homesteaded at Douglas, North Dakota. Her husband passed away in 1935 and in 1937 she moved to the Ostrom farm at Elbow Lake. For the past fourteen years, she lived with her daughter, Mrs. Richard Tonsfeldt, at Barrett.
During the years she lived at Douglas, she was active in church and community affairs. She was a member if Trinity Lutheran Church and had a special interest in the women’s organizations of the church. She also served for a number of years as president of her local school board. Until her final illness, she had a vital concern for her family and for a wide circle of friends and neighbors.
She is survived by eight children, Oscar of Wakpala, S. Dak., Louis of Burlington, Wisconsin, Earl of Minot, N. Dak., Nevin and Arnold of Elbow Lake, John of Barrett, (Helen) Mrs. Ed Morman of Beulah, N.Dak., and (Violet) Mrs. Richard Tonsfeldt of Barrett. Also surviving are 28 grandchildren and several great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Elsie Nims of Los Angeles; two brothers, Carl of Viking, Canada and Oscar of Woodburn, Oregon. She is preceded in death by her husband, John; four brothers, Ole, Theodore, Bertel and John and two sisters, Mrs. Warren Haner and Mrs. Pete Mallum [Mahlum].
Funeral services were held on Monday, November 12, at the First Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with Rev. Allen Hagstrom officiating. Soloist was Mr. Wendell Turner accompanied by Mrs. Turner as organist.
Pallbearers were her grandsons, Neil Ehlers, David Ehlers, Jimmy Ehlers, Peter Ehlers, Stephen Ehlers and Richard Tonsfeldt, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were Ole Nelson, Lloyd Bender, Oliver R. Olson, Louie Island, Richard Setran, Andrew Torgerson and August Tyberg.
Interment was in the Ness Cemetery at Elbow Lake.
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Source:
1.) "Funeral Rites Held Mrs. Olina Ehlers," obituary, undated, unidentified newspaper. Requested through the Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota (http://people.mnhs.org : accessed 2008).
The URL for this post is: http://homefolktales.blogspot.com/2017/05/amanuensis-monday-olina-ostrom-ehlers.html.
Mrs. Olina Ehlers passed away at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Alexandria on November 9th at the age of 80 years. Being in failing health for the past year, she entered the hospital on October 31st. Death was caused by heart failure.
Olina Ostrom was born in Waseca County on May 8, 1882 to Toline and Olaus Ostrom. When she was six week old, she came with her parents, by covered wagon, to Grant County. She attended school near Elbow Lake. In 1905, she married John Ehlers at Churches Ferry, North Dakota. They made their home in Devils Lake and later homesteaded at Douglas, North Dakota. Her husband passed away in 1935 and in 1937 she moved to the Ostrom farm at Elbow Lake. For the past fourteen years, she lived with her daughter, Mrs. Richard Tonsfeldt, at Barrett.
During the years she lived at Douglas, she was active in church and community affairs. She was a member if Trinity Lutheran Church and had a special interest in the women’s organizations of the church. She also served for a number of years as president of her local school board. Until her final illness, she had a vital concern for her family and for a wide circle of friends and neighbors.
She is survived by eight children, Oscar of Wakpala, S. Dak., Louis of Burlington, Wisconsin, Earl of Minot, N. Dak., Nevin and Arnold of Elbow Lake, John of Barrett, (Helen) Mrs. Ed Morman of Beulah, N.Dak., and (Violet) Mrs. Richard Tonsfeldt of Barrett. Also surviving are 28 grandchildren and several great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Elsie Nims of Los Angeles; two brothers, Carl of Viking, Canada and Oscar of Woodburn, Oregon. She is preceded in death by her husband, John; four brothers, Ole, Theodore, Bertel and John and two sisters, Mrs. Warren Haner and Mrs. Pete Mallum [Mahlum].
Funeral services were held on Monday, November 12, at the First Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with Rev. Allen Hagstrom officiating. Soloist was Mr. Wendell Turner accompanied by Mrs. Turner as organist.
Pallbearers were her grandsons, Neil Ehlers, David Ehlers, Jimmy Ehlers, Peter Ehlers, Stephen Ehlers and Richard Tonsfeldt, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were Ole Nelson, Lloyd Bender, Oliver R. Olson, Louie Island, Richard Setran, Andrew Torgerson and August Tyberg.
Interment was in the Ness Cemetery at Elbow Lake.
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Source:
1.) "Funeral Rites Held Mrs. Olina Ehlers," obituary, undated, unidentified newspaper. Requested through the Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota (http://people.mnhs.org : accessed 2008).
Amanuensis Monday is a weekly blog theme that was started by John Newmark, the author of TransylvanianDutch blog. John defines Amanuensis as "A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another." I also appreciate the good work and format examples of San Diego genealogist Randy Seaver of the blog Genea-musings. Thanks guys.
Transcribing helps me to learn what a document contains. I have learned over time that I have a tendency to "skim" over an item; a bad trait for a researcher who needs to learn even the smallest details documented records contain. Transcribing helps me to slow down and "smell the flowers," and to capture all aspects of the paper in hand. It also gives me a better opportunity to share the document with you.
Transcribing helps me to learn what a document contains. I have learned over time that I have a tendency to "skim" over an item; a bad trait for a researcher who needs to learn even the smallest details documented records contain. Transcribing helps me to slow down and "smell the flowers," and to capture all aspects of the paper in hand. It also gives me a better opportunity to share the document with you.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope your day is going well. I look forward to the next time.
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