Arden Olson

Harvey died Thursday,

November 7, 2019 after a

short stay at the Benedic-

tine Living Center in

Garrison, ND.

Funeral services will be

at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday,

November 13 at the First

Lutheran Church, Harvey,

ND. Visitation will be

from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on

Tuesday, November 12

followed by a prayer ser-

vice at 7 p.m. at Hertz

Funeral Home, Harvey.

Burial will be at 3 p.m. on

Wednesday at the North

Dakota Veterans Ceme-

tery, Mandan, ND.

Arden Owen Olson was

born to Olaf and Aagot

(Thorson) Olson on April

27, 1933 on the family

homestead in the

Benedict area. He grew up

there and attended a

country school through

the 8th grade. Arden then

went to work on a section

crew for the Soo Line

Railroad. When he turned

17 he enrolled in the Air

Force. He served in the

Air Force for 4 years and

during this time he ob-

tained his GED and mar-

ried Eyvonne Legg on

June 6, 1955. After receiv-ing his honorable

discharge he resumed

working for the Soo Line

Railroad. During his mar-

riage with Eyvonne, their

children Keith and Karen

were born. Years later the

marriage dissolved. Arden

married Katherine Brom-

ley on October 8, 1977.

Arden later retired from

the Soo Line Railroad

after working 43 years for

them. Fellow railroad

workers gave Arden the

nickname, “Swede” and

he was known with that

name for years of which

was quite funny when Ar-

den was 100% Norwegian.

During retirement Arden

took up enjoying more of

his passion for the out-

doors. Arden had a love

for farming and

throughout his years he

was often found on his

brother Orwin’s farm or

on the Bromley farm help-

ing in the fields. He con-

tinued to garden, fish and

loved hunting. He often

shared the story of his

great hunting experience

while being stationed in

Fairbanks, Alaska. He car-

ried a strong desire to re-

turn to Alaska one more

time. Arden enjoyed fami-

ly time, especially being

with the grandchildren

and great-grandchildren.

Arden was active in the

First Lutheran Church,

the Masonic Lodge and

the Eagles Club all in Har-

vey. He enjoyed his coffee

breaks on Thursday morn-

ings at the church and

then during the week at a

local cafe with his bud-

dies. Katherine passed

away on May 26, 2019

and they were married for

41 years. Arden continued

to live by himself in their

home and still worked in

his garden this past sum-

mer. He even managed to

make Keith jealous when

he got pulled for a deer

tag for this fall and Keith

didn’t! Due to Arden’s

declining health with his

long hard fight against

cancer, he wasn’t able to

do that hunt. Arden

passed away on No-

vember 7, 2019 with Keith

and Karen and his

sister-in-law, Twila Olson

by his side.

Arden is survived by

his son, Keith (Debbie) Ol-

son of Harvey; daughter,

Karen Holte of Watford

City; step son, Ron (Toni)

Bromley of Drake; six

grandchildren, Shawn

Olson, Samantha

(Thomas) Rupp, Landon

Holte, Casey (Paula)

Holte, Kathleen (Bromley)

Leier, Andy (Dani)

Bromley; 11 great

grandchildren, Camden

and Adleigh Olson; Atlas

Rupp; Carter and Henry

Holte; Cruz and Collins

Holte; Alex, Logan and

Jace Leier; and Brooke

Bromley.

Arden was preceded in

death by his parents; wife

Katherine, siblings Selma

Westman, Effie Olson,

Orwin Olson and

brother-in-law Andy

Westman.

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