Long but please read to end for my assumption...
Back in 2004 I was given the following information from a post on the Pacfic County mailling list:
"I have in the book listing the burials in the
Odd Fellows Cemetery (also called South Bend 100F Lodge #33 Cemetery) in South Bend, WA, a Serena
Olsen. I will give you exactly what the book says. "half of Lot 49 Mrs. Serena
Olsen 6/12/1916 "buried Mrs. Olsen 6/30/1916"(elsewhere listed as Lot 41"
in the other half of lot 41 is buried Helen
Crawford 3/11/1922
in the other half of Lot 49 is buried Mrs. Sylvester H. Dewitt 2/7/1916
Since then I have received these obits:
Willapa
Harbor Pilot June 23, 1916
JOHN
Olsen, aged 65, who had been ill a long time of chronic heart disease and nephritis, passed away at the family home in
Eklund Park last Monday (19 June 1916) morning about 3 o'clock. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the R. S. Henderson chapel, Revs. Larsen and
Gilman Park officiating. He is survived by his widow and a daughter, Mrs. Crawford of Oregon, formerly Mrs. Helen
Dixon, who was librarian here in 1910-1911. The interment was in
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Raymond (
Washington)
Herald, Friday, March 3, 1922
MRS. SOL
SMITH (SERINE SKAVERN
Olsen), a resident of
Eklund Park for the past 18 years, died at the Riverview hospital last Sunday (Feb 26, 1922) following an illness of heart trouble since last summer. She was taken seriously ill last September and for a time appeared to be on the road to recovery when she suffered a setback, being quite ill ever since.
Deceased was born in Norway on October 10, 1848, being 74 years of age. She was the widow of John
Olson, a long time resident of
Pacific County. On November 4, 1920, she was married to Judge Sol
SMITH of South Bend. In addition to her widower, she is survived by a daughter Mrs. Helen
Crawford of
Los Angeles, who had been with her since December in her illness.
The funeral was held from the South Bend
Baptist church Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Joseph Weiss, pastor of that church and Rev. Percy
Davies, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating. Interment was at the 1.O.O.F. cemetery. Albro
Dickinson of this city had charge of the funeral.
I am assuming that John
Olsen (DOD: 6/16/1916) is buried in"half of Lot 41/49 "buried Mrs. Olsen 6/30/1916"(elsewhere listed as Lot 41") as Serine was still alive.
I also assume that Serine Skavern
Olsen SMITH is buried "in the other half of lot 41 (or 49) is buried Helen
Crawford 3/11/1922" and that Helen (
Dixon)
Crawford (her dtr.) is listed because the cemetery/funeral home dealt with her at Serine's death.
If anyone has any info on any of the individuals listed in these obits I would appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks,
Marge