- Born: 1883, Kongsvinger, Norway 1110
- Marriage (1): Gena
- Marriage (2): Bessie Nerina Larson on 2 Feb 1937
- Died: Apr 1979, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan aged 96
- Buried: 28 Apr 1979, Preeceville, Saskatchewan
 Another name for Anton was Tony.
General Notes:
Obituary printed for the funeral service of Anton Olson, April 28, 1979, Preeceville, Saskatchewan
Mr. Anton (Tony) Olson of Sturgis, Saskatchewan passed away 25 April 1979 at the Sherbrooke Nursing Home in Saskatoon at the age of 95. Born in 1883 in Kongsvinger, Norway, he came to Chicago in 1885 and later in 1912 immigrated to Saskatchewan, settling near Buchanan. He worked in the Preeceville area as a farmer, lumberman and carpenter and as Sturgis Town Constable during the 1950's. Predeceased by his parents, two sisters, four brothers, his first wife Gena (1918) and a son Arthur in 1977, he leaves to mourn his passing his wife Bessie of Sturgis, a son Gilbert of Trail, B.C. a son Bruce of Trenton, Ontario, and two grandchildren.
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Pallbearers were: Norman Nelson, Peter Olson, Gordon Hanson, Victor Wasylenchuk, Warren Holmberg and Oliver Larson
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Noted events in his life were:
• Immigration, 1912, from USA. 1110
• Occupation: Farmer, 1916, Saskatchewan. 1110
Anton married Gena. (Gena was born about 1888 in United States 1110 and died in 1918.)
Anton next married Bessie Nerina Larson, daughter of Martin Larson and Malla Christiansen, on 2 Feb 1937. (Bessie Nerina Larson was born on 6 Jan 1911 in Halfway Creek, Onalaska twp, LaCrosse County, Wisconsin, christened in St. John Lutheran Church, Preeceville, Sask, died on 7 Mar 1993 in Preeceville, Sask., Canada and was buried on 10 Mar 1993 in Preeceville, Sask., Canada.)
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