Individual Details

Marion Ruth Olson

(10 Mar 1919 - 27 Nov 2010)

Name: Marion Hoff
Gender: Female
Age at Death: 91
Residence: Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA
Date of Birth: 10 Mar 1919
Birth Place: Sidney, Montana, USA
Date of Death: 27 Nov 2010
Source Location: Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA
Spouse: Orwell Hoff
Children: Allan (Patricia) Hoff of Fergus Falls and Herbert (Marjorie) Hoff of Hutchinson; Ruth (Daniel) Manning of Omaha, NE and Orla (Loren) Maahs of Fergus Falls
Parents: Fergus Falls; Otto and Neva (Herbert) Olson
Brothers and Sisters: Herbert and Harvey Olson; Mabel Brown of Sacramento, CA Memorials; Margaret Hanson, Hazel Johanson and Evelyn Halliburton
Full Obituary: Marion Ruth (Mrs. Orwell) Hoff, 91, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Saturday November 27, 2010, at Lake Region Healthcare. She was born on March 10, 1919, at Sidney, MT, the daughter of Otto and Neva (Herbert) Olson. Until the age of 12, the family farmed on her mothers homestead near Andes, MT. Years of drought and crop failures spurred a move to an irrigated farm near Sidney, where her parents farmed for four years before moving to Fergus Falls. She graduated from Sidney High school and then joined her family in rural Fergus Falls. On November 3, 1937, she married Orwell E. Hoff on the family farm in Aastad twp, rural Fergus Falls. They lived on the same farm for over 50 years, moving to Fergus Falls in 1995. A baptized and confirmed member of the Lutheran church, she was an active participant of Aastad Lutheran Church, where she taught bible school, was a WELCA member and belonged to its circle group. In addition, Marion was a board member of School District 118, belonged to the Dalton Senior Citizens, the Y’s Folks of Fergus Falls and was a volunteer at the Pioneer Care Center right up to her recent illness. She was always willing to help others and was very proud of her volunteering work. Preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Orwell, three sisters, Margaret Hanson, Hazel Johanson and Evelyn Halliburton, and two brothers, Herbert and Harvey Olson. Survived by two daughters, Ruth (Daniel) Manning of Omaha, NE and Orla (Loren) Maahs of Fergus Falls, two sons, Allan (Patricia) Hoff of Fergus Falls and Herbert (Marjorie) Hoff of Hutchinson, 11 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and one sister, Mabel Brown of Sacramento, CA Memorials are preferred to Aastad Lutheran Church, Chapel at the PioneerCare or the organization of the donor's choice.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
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Events

Birth1919Montana
Birth10 Mar 1919Sidney, Richland Co., Montana
Residence1930School District 37, Richland Co., Montana
Marriage3 Nov 1937Otter Tail Co., Minnesota - Orwell Ellsworth Hoff
Death27 Nov 2010Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota
Alt nameMarion Olson
Alt nameMarion Ruth Hoff
SSN issuedMinnesota
BurialAastad Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota

Families

SpouseOrwell Ellsworth Hoff (1909 - 1999)
FatherOtto Gottfred Olson (1880 - 1947)
MotherNeva Mae Herbert (1888 - 1953)
SiblingMargaret Olson (1916 - 1993)
SiblingMabel Lorraine Olson (1920 - 2010)
SiblingHerbert Gotfred Olson (1922 - 2001)
SiblingHarvey George Olson (1924 - 2005)
SiblingEvelyn Jean Olson (1927 - 2005)

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