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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271733
Title: Arvine E. Olson
Date: 2/21/1935-7/3/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 2/21/1935
Summary: Arvine Elwood Olson, 90, of Williston, ND, passed away on July 3, 2025. His funeral service was held July 15, 2025, at the Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel in Williston. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery in Williston, ND. Arvine Elwood Olson was born in Nelson County on the family homestead on February 21, 1935, to Johnnie and Emma Olson. In his early years, he worked on the farm helping with field work and chores, even driving tractor at age 8. Arvine finished the 8th grade in school and at the age of 15, he decided his calling was in the oilfield, although he always told us about when he worked in the bakery making doughnuts and pies. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. In 1950, Arvine moved to Williston. He eventually met Marion and they were married on August 16, 1957 and spent 62 years together. They were blessed with two girls, Kimberly and Jan. He worked roughnecking for several years and moved on to working at Homco Oil Company and became the manager until he and his friend, Mike Sax, started their own fishing tool company in Tioga, ND. At the age of 41, he was blessed and able to retire. He kept busy with woodworking and refinishing furniture for many people. Arvine loved camping, fishing and hunting with his sons-in-law, Stewart and Tom. Many trips were made to Tobin Lake in Canada. He also enjoyed researching family history, going to several family reunions and a memorable trip to Norway, as well as spending many winters in Arizona. Arvine took great pleasure being at the lake cabins with his family. He also loved watching his grandchildren and great-grandchildren through the years and was their chief and Ho Ho. He was a lifetime Moose member, also involved in the Sons of Norway and Woodworkers Club. Arvine leaves behind his two daughters, Kim (Stewart) Boston, Jan (Tom) Winzenburg; grandchildren, Ryan (Kari) Boston, Reo (Sarah) Boston, Jessica (Kris) Redka, Zach (Liz) Winzenburg; great-grandchildren, Aliyah, Jaxson, Thea, Ava, Adam, Elliot, Olive, Max, Piper; sisters, Marcia (Jake) Stokke, Linda Sturgeon; many nieces and nephews; sister-in-law, Maxine Nelson; brothers-in-law, Allen Sutton, Duane Diedrich; his beloved dog, CoCo. He was preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife of 62 years, Marion; brother, Buddy; sisters, Marion Sibley, Lorene Sutton.
Red ID: FND_I_79229 Image ID: 531292 Image Notes: FND001 271733

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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