Olsen, Arthur
Death Year:
1984
Spouse(s):
Dagmar (Berg) Olsen
Other Family Members:
__ __Ole, Angus, Hanna __Inger, August
Came to Copper Mountain from Bod, Northern Norway in 1924. In March 1926, he married his sweetheart, Dagmar (nee Berg) who had just arrived in Penticton the day before the wedding. Inger was born on December 25, 1926, and August was born on October 23, 1928. When the mine closed in 1930 they moved to the Yarrow area. He returned to the mine in 1936. They lived in Princeton until 1939 when they returned to Copper Mtn. and lived there till the closure in 1957 when they again returned to Princeton. Died at Princeton Hospital in 1984.
References:
POV pg 504, 505, 506