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- August 13, 2007
Olson, Alice E. Alice Olson, 101, Little Chute, died at Care Partners Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007. She was born Oct. 14, 1905, in Little Chute, daughter of Theodore and Helena (Weyenberg) Lucassen. Alice married John "Jack" Olson and he preceded her in death Dec. 23, 1952. Mrs. Olson was a member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, Little Chute and the Catholic Order of Foresters. She was employed at Tuttle Press, Appleton, and the Little Chute Five and Dime. Alice enjoyed following her grandchildren in their sporting events.
Alice is survived by a son, Thomas (Karen) Olson, Combined Locks; three grandchildren, Eric (Marsha), Appleton; Brad (Megan), Denver, Colo.; Greg (Courtney) Olson, Germany; two great-grandchildren, Madison and Brecken Olson; two sisters, Barbara Mueller, Pickerel Lake; Rosemary Loiselle, Kimberly; sister-in-law, Elverta Olson, Hilbert; many special nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by brothers and sisters, William, Henry, Angela, Emma, Henry, Margaret and Norbert.
Funeral services will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church with Fr. James Hablewitz officiating. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery, Little Chute. Friends may call at the church from 3 p.m. Tuesday until the time of the mass.
Alice's family wishes to extend a special thank you to Affinity Hospice and the Care Partner staff for their loving care.
Verkuilen Funeral Home
& Cremation Services
Little Chute 920-788-3321
- This story is about the oldest person that belongs to St. John Parish. She just happens to be my great great aunt Alice Lucassen Olsen. Wow! What an interesting lady. She just turned 101 on October 14. She was born on her kitchen table in 1905. Aunt Alice is one of ten children in a family of four boys and six girls. She got married and had one son. Alice's husband died of a heart attack at the age of 36. She went to work at the King's Variety downtown Little Chute until she was about 80 years old to support herself and her son, who was only five when his dad died.
When Aunt Alice grew up there was no such thing as a television, electricity, running water or gas for heat. They had a wood-burning stove to heat the house, an outhouse was used for the bathroom, (even in the winter) and to light the house they had kerosene lamps. Washing the clothes was difficult for Aunt Alice; she used a hand ringer and hung everything on the close lines to dry. Back in those days people buried their garbage in their backyard.
The winters were very cold for Aunt Alice and always seemed to get a lot of snow. When the snow was plowed it went three-quarters of the way up the telephone poles. To keep their food cold in their house they had an iceman come around two times a week and deliver ice that he got from the Fox River.
Once way they got some of their food was from the animals. Their family had one cow that they would keep at the park. When it was time to milk, they would walk down and get the cow, milk it and bring it back to the park. She raised chickens for the eggs and poultry, and pigs that they would butcher for the meat. The family had to can their fruits and vegetables, make their own bread, pop, and butter. They also made their own clothes and quilts. Most people did not drive to get where they were going. They walked on streets made of mud and sidewalks made of wood, or took the streetcar to work. If you did drive you didn't need to have a driver's license.
For fun my great, great aunt Alice did a lot of dancing.
Sarah VanderLoop 2006
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1905 - 2007 (101 years)
