| Male/Husband} Olson, Donald Keith (Don) |
Family History} Olson |
| Female/Wife} Miller, Frances Dorthea (Fran) |
Relationship Type} Marriage |
| Marriage: Date} Exa 1 Oct 1944 M |
Place} First Presbyterian Church, Alhambra, Los Angeles, Calif. |
Ended: On Date} Exa 3 Mar 1996
By} Death of husband |
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| 1st Household No.} 1 = Alhambra, Los Angeles, California |
| Photographs} Fran & Don in 1994 |
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Last Updated
by} Karen Hancock |
Date Updated} 17 Sep 2023
Date Created} 1 Jan 1992 |
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Notes: Donald Keith Olson and Frances Dorthea Miller met when they were both choir
members in the First Presbyterian Church, Alhambra, California. When Fran was attending Redlands University,
Don would travel out to pick her up on the weekends, and
bring her back to Alhambra. As this was wartime, he always coasted down Kellogg's Hill to save gas.
Don and Fran were married in the First Presbyterian Church, Alhambra, on 1 Oct 1944. All seven of their
children were baptized in this church, and three of their children were married there.
Their wedding was attended by 300 guests. Rev. Milton S. Weber, pastor of the church, and Rev. James Nelson of
Garvalia Community Church, performed the candlelight ceremony. Fran's attendants were Viola Latimer, maid of honor,
and bridesmaids Elizabeth Foree, Betty Jane Miller (Fran's cousin), Madge Neill Weber, and Mrs. Frank Richards.
Ruth Miller was the flower girl. Don's best man was John Stewart, the organist and choir director. His ushers
were Glen Gordon, Wilfred B. Miller, Robert A. Miller, and Frank Richards. A reception was held at the church.
The couple spent their month-long honeymoon at the Olson family cabin in Mt. Baldy.
Don and Fran's first home was at 1025 Edith Avenue, Alhambra. In Aug 1947 they moved to
420 N. Second Street, Alhambra,
where they raised their family. In 1980, they moved to their
retirement home in Mt. Baldy, California. Don and Fran celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary with a
reception held in the Fireside Room of the Alhambra First Presbyterian Church. They celebrated their 40th
Wedding Anniversary on 30 Sep 30 1984, with a reception at their oldest's daughter's condo in Culver City.
And finally, they celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on 1 Oct 1994, with a party at a son's home in Arcadia.
Don died 3 Mar 1996 in Alhambra, California. Fran died 6 Jan 2013 in Pomona, California. Both are buried in
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California. When Fran died, she was survived by 7
children, 16 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
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| Children: |
Total # of Children} 7 |
Seq. # of Primary} 1 |
| 1st Child} | Olson, Karen Louise | |
| 2nd Child} | Olson, Kristin Elisabeth | |
| 3rd Child} | Olson, Peter Henry (Pete) | 1948 - 2014 |
| 4th Child} | Olson, Eric Richard | |
| 5th Child} | Olson, Candace Margaret (Kandi) | |
| 6th Child} | Olson, David Keith | |
| 7th Child} | Olson, James Russell | |
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