Oscar Olson, 86, Luverne, formerly of the Steen-Hills area, died Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, in Luverne Community Hospital.
Services were Monday, Oct. 7, in Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Hills. Burial was in Flower Field Cemetery, Hills.
Oscar Paul Olson was born March 3, 1916, to Oluf and Petra (Larsen) Olson in Luverne. He attended school in Luverne and graduated from high school in 1934. He continued his education at the University of Minnesota Agricultural School in St. Paul. He started farming near Steen in 1936. He married Hattie Behr on Sept. 4, 1948, at the State Line Presbyterian Church. The couple continued to farm until their retirement in 1986. They moved into Luverne and have lived there ever since.
Mr. Olson was a third-generation farmer of a Centennial Farm. He was very active in 4-H and was a reservist in the National Guard. In his spare time, he enjoyed going to farm sales and was an avid Minnesota sports fan. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills.
Survivors include his wife, Hattie Olson, Luverne; five sons, Duane (Jacqueline) Olson, Sioux Falls, S.D., Warren (Mary) Olson, Hills, Lyle (Rhonda) Olson, Steen, Dennis Olson, Valley Springs, S.D., and Roger Olson, Steen; two daughters, Mary (Al) Brinkman, Luverne, and Joan (Jeff) Stoll, Brooklyn Park; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Odin (Arlene) Olson, Ocala, Fla., two sisters-in-law, Betty Olson, Luverne, and Dorothy Olson, Framington, Mass., several nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Mr. Olson was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Emma Palmer, two brothers, Milton Olson and Alvin Olson, and one daughter-in-law, Kristie Ann Olson.
Engebretson Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.