Marie Olava Olsen

b. 24 March 1889, d. 2 August 1985

Marie Olava Olsen Frank, 1889-1985
  • Marie Olava Olsen was born on 24 March 1889 in Dakota Territory, now North Dakota, near Devil's Lake.
  • She was baptized/christened on 12 May 1889 at First Lutheran Church in Starkweather, Ramsey County, Dakota Territory (later North Dakota).
  • She married John Casper Frank, son of Conrad Frank and Philippina Kammerer, circa 1907.
  • John Casper Frank and Marie Olava Olsen appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Lake Township, Ramsey County, North Dakota, enumerated not far from John's parents.. Other members of the household included Roylance John Frank.
  • Members of the Frank family were photographed about 1916.
  • John Casper Frank and Marie Olava Olsen appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Lake Township, North Dakota. Other members of the household included Roylance John Frank.
  • Frank family photos of their wheat harvesting and other farm activities have survived to the present day.
  • John Casper Frank and Marie Olava Olsen appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Creel Township, Ramsey County, North Dakota. Other members of the household included Stanley Clayton Frank.
  • The Frank family, on a working day, was photographed sometime during the 1930s, when Charles and Mary Ford were visiting from New York.
  • The following appeared on 20 November 1935 in The Niagara Falls Gazette: Funeral services for Herman M. Rieger, former widely known Niagara Falls businessman, who died at his home in East Orange, N. J., on Mondayk, were held in East Orange today. Mr. Rieger was the son of the late Frank and Caroline Rieger, of this city. Besides his wife, Mrs. Jennie Rieger, and three daughters, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Frances Rieger, of Lockport.
  • John and Marie Frank were photographed with sons Roy and Stan, about 1936.
  • A snapshot of Marie and John Frank, about 1940.
  • Marie Olava Olsen became a widow at the 21 February 1946 death of her husband John Casper Frank.
  • During 1946, after the death of her husband John, Marie made a trip to Niagara Falls, where she is pictured with "Uncle Charlie and Aunt Mary" Ford and their daughter Louise and her husband Sylvester Hannigan.
  • Marie Olava Olsen died on 2 August 1985 at age 96.
  • She was interred at the G.A.R. Cemetery, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota.
  • The SSDI lists Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota, as the last residence of record of Marie Olava Olsen.
  • Last Edited: 29 Nov 2016

Family: John Casper Frank b. 7 June 1884, d. 21 February 1946