Verlin Reuben Olson

M, b. 19 February 1920, d. 12 April 2006
Father*Albin Oliver Olson b. 6 Jun 1899, d. 12 Sep 1987
Mother*Louise Sylvia Holtz b. 18 Dec 1899, d. 10 May 1992
Life EventDateDescription
Birth19 February 1920Verlin Reuben Olson was born on 19 February 1920 at Yankton, South Dakota.
He was the son of Albin Oliver Olson and Louise Sylvia Holtz.
Marriage4 July 1947Verlin Reuben Olson married Norma Olean Trammell on 4 July 1947 at Nueces, Texas.
Death12 April 2006Verlin Reuben Olson died on 12 April 2006 at Texas at age 86 Graveside services for Verlin Reuben Olson, 86, of Sealy, Texas, (formerly of Yankton, South Dakota), were held Monday, April 17, 2006 from Houston Veterans National Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Interment was at Houston Veterans National Cemetery in Houston, TX where his wife Norma was buried.

Born on a farm in Yankton County, South Dakota, Verlin was the son of Albin and Louise (Holtz) Olson. He went to the Country School called West Prairie for his grade schooling, then to the Irene High School in Irene, South Dakota. In 1941 he had to sign up for the draft, and was 1A, and then Pearl Harbor happened, so he enlisted for 6 years in the U.S. Navy. He was sent to Corpus Christi, TX U.S. Naval Air station and put in Squadron 15 for duty. He then was transferred to Kingsville, TX Naval Air Station. Then he was transferred to Sea Duty on the U.S. Cumberland Sound AV-17 to the South Pacific. He then was transferred to U.S. Naval Patrol Bombing and Rescue Squadron, took part in the taking of Saipan, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, then to Shanghai, China, Hong Kong, China and then back to the States for some Stateside duty. He was Honorably Discharged with the Rank of (ACMMFE) Aviation Chief Machinist Mate Flight Engineer. He earned the Good Conduct Medal, The Campaign Ribbons of World War Two Victory Medal. After his discharge, he went to work for the Corpus Christi, TX, U.S. Post Office and he retired from the U.S. Post Office. Mr. Olson married the former Norma Olean Trammell with ceremony held in Corpus Christi on July 5, 1947. Verlin and Norma had 40 loving years together until she died March 4, 1987 from Cancer.

He is a member of the Sealy, TX, American Legion Post 442, A member of the (NALC) National Association of Letter Carriers, and CIO Union Branch 1259, Corpus Christi, TX.

Mr. Olson died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, in Sealy, Texas.

Preceded in death by his father and mother Albin and Louise Olson, his wife, Norma Olson, his brothers, Lesley Olson of Canton, South Dakota, Howard Olson of Kansas City, KA, and his sister Ione Ponx of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Survived by his son Gary W. Olson of Sealy, TX, his sister Juanita Carlson of Box Elder, South Dakota, his brother Glen Olson, Yankton, South Dakota, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangements under the direction of Knesek Family Funeral Chapels, Sealy, Texas.

Norma Olean Trammell

F, b. 9 April 1923, d. 4 March 1987
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name4 July 1947As of 4 July 1947,her married name was Olson.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth9 April 1923Norma Olean Trammell was born on 9 April 1923 at Texas.
Marriage4 July 1947She married Verlin Reuben Olson, son of Albin Oliver Olson and Louise Sylvia Holtz, on 4 July 1947 at Nueces, Texas.
Death4 March 1987Norma Olean Trammell died on 4 March 1987 at Texas at age 63.

Lesley D. Olson

M, b. 28 October 1921, d. 22 March 1998
Father*Albin Oliver Olson b. 6 Jun 1899, d. 12 Sep 1987
Mother*Louise Sylvia Holtz b. 18 Dec 1899, d. 10 May 1992
Lesley D Olson
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationLesley D. Olson was also known as Leslie D.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth28 October 1921Lesley D. Olson was born on 28 October 1921.
He was the son of Albin Oliver Olson and Louise Sylvia Holtz.
Marriage20 February 1943Lesley D. Olson married Vernant Elveria Lee on 20 February 1943.
Death22 March 1998Lesley D. Olson died on 22 March 1998 at age 76 Lesley D Olson obituary.
Argus-Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) 24 Mar 1998 - Lesley D Olson obituary

Vernant Elveria Lee

F, b. 5 May 1921, d. 14 January 1991
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name20 February 1943As of 20 February 1943,her married name was Olson.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth5 May 1921Vernant Elveria Lee was born on 5 May 1921 at South Dakota.
Marriage20 February 1943She married Lesley D. Olson, son of Albin Oliver Olson and Louise Sylvia Holtz, on 20 February 1943.
Death14 January 1991Vernant Elveria Lee died on 14 January 1991 at South Dakota at age 69.

Howard Albin Olson

M, b. 28 March 1924, d. 2 April 2002
Father*Albin Oliver Olson b. 6 Jun 1899, d. 12 Sep 1987
Mother*Louise Sylvia Holtz b. 18 Dec 1899, d. 10 May 1992
Howard Albin Olson
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageHoward Albin Olson married Janice (?)
Birth28 March 1924Howard Albin Olson was born on 28 March 1924 at Mission Hills, South Dakota.
He was the son of Albin Oliver Olson and Louise Sylvia Holtz.
Death2 April 2002Howard Albin Olson died on 2 April 2002 at age 78 Howard A. Olson, 178 Overland Park, KS, died April 2 2002 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10 a m Saturday April 6 at DW Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel 11200 Metcalf Overland Park KS 66210. Entombment will be in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6-8 pm Friday April 5 at the Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the St Andrews Marshal Memorial Fund co DW Newcomer's Sons. Mr. Olson was bom March 28, 1924 in Yankton, SD. He was a member of the U S Navy during WWII with a military career of 10 years. Mr. Olson retired from Owens Coming Fiberglass in 1982 after having a 35-year career in supervision. After retirement he and Janice moved to Osage Beach MO and resided there for 13 years. His accomplishments include Trustee for the Grand Glaze Planning Committee Coach for the Wyandotte County Girls Softball Assoc and Member of Motor Homes Assoc. Howard enjoyed Golf hunting fishing bowling water-skiing and Saturday nite cards. During his later years he spent most of his time as a Golf Marshal for St Andrew's Golf Club. Howard will be sadly missed by his wife Janice of 54 years, his three daughters Donna Haynes, Sandi Murray, and Karen Zatezaio. His sons-in-law Mic Haynes, Chris Murray, and Mitch Zatezaio, Howard also leaves six grandchildren, Kimbertee Siebert and her husband Doug, Robyn Reed, Aaron Kline and his wife Sara, Heather Kline, Shawn Fields and Kendra Adams and her husband Willie along with three greatgrandchildren Logan, Makenzie and Caleb.
The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) 04 Apr 2002 - Howard Albin Olson obituary

Janice (?)

F
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Olson.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageJanice (?) married Howard Albin Olson, son of Albin Oliver Olson and Louise Sylvia Holtz.

Glen Lewis Olson

M, b. 11 June 1927, d. 4 September 2012
Father*Albin Oliver Olson b. 6 Jun 1899, d. 12 Sep 1987
Mother*Louise Sylvia Holtz b. 18 Dec 1899, d. 10 May 1992
Glen Lewis Olson
Life EventDateDescription
Birth11 June 1927Glen Lewis Olson was born on 11 June 1927 at Yankton, South Dakota.
He was the son of Albin Oliver Olson and Louise Sylvia Holtz.
Marriage15 March 1954Glen Lewis Olson married Margaret Alma Smit on 15 March 1954.
Death4 September 2012Glen Lewis Olson died on 4 September 2012 at Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, at age 85 Glen Lewis Olson, age 85, of Yankton, South Dakota and formerly of Gayville, South Dakota, died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton.

Glen was born June 11, 1927, in Walshtown Township, South Dakota to Albin and Louise (Holtz) Olson. He attended West Prairie Country School in the Marindahl area and later, the family moved to Gayville where Glen attended school. He was a talented baseball pitcher who was feared for his fastball and strikeouts, receiving the nickname "Dead Eye". He played on the Gayville Junior Legion team that won a berth to the state tournament in 1944. Glen started his semi-pro career playing for the Sioux Falls Canaries, Bloomfield, NE, the Yankton Terrys, Kearney, NE, Watertown Elks and finally the Davenport Tigers in Iowa which was the Detroit Tigers minor league team. On March 15, 1954, Glen married Margaret Smit in Chamberlain, South Dakota. After their marriage, they farmed in the Marindahl area for four years before moving to Gayville. Glen continued playing baseball for the Gayville town team until 1959. He spent 30 years working for Barnes and Hay Feed Company, retiring in 1989. In 1994, he and Margaret moved to Yankton. Glen enjoyed hunting and fishing in his younger years and also enjoyed playing cards at the Senior Center. He loved the family dinners, playing and teasing his grandchildren and watching them in their activities.

Glen is survived by his wife of 58 years, Margaret Olson of Yankton; three sons: Roger (Lila) Olson of Volin, SD, Craig Olson of Brookings, SD and Doug (Vickie) Olson of Watertown, SD; one daughter, Linda (Kip) Maddox of Yankton; seven grandchildren; sister, Juanita Carlson of Yankton; and a sister-in-law, Janice Olson of Olathe, KS.

Glen was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers: Verlin, Lesley and Howard Olson; and a sister, Ione Ponxs

Pallbearers are his grandchildren: Ashli Maddox, Josh Olson, Jessica Olson, Brandon Olson, Adam Maddox, Kyle Olson and Nathan Olson.
Census DateLocationDescription
1950Gayville, Yankton, South DakotaGlen Lewis Olson was listed as a son in Albin Oliver Olson's household on the 1950 Census at Gayville, Yankton, South Dakota.1

Citations

  1. [S423] U.S. Federal Census 1950 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gayville, Yankton, South Dakota; Roll: 1693; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 67-1.

Margaret Alma Smit

F, b. 2 November 1931, d. 7 April 2015
Margaret Alma (Smit) Olson
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name15 March 1954As of 15 March 1954,her married name was Olson.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth2 November 1931Margaret Alma Smit was born on 2 November 1931 at Charles Mix, South Dakota.
Marriage15 March 1954She married Glen Lewis Olson, son of Albin Oliver Olson and Louise Sylvia Holtz, on 15 March 1954.
Death7 April 2015Margaret Alma Smit died on 7 April 2015 at Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, at age 83 Margaret Alma Olson, age 83, of Yankton, South Dakota and formerly of Gayville, South Dakota, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Gayville Lutheran Church in Gayville with Reverend Dan Brandt officiating. Burial will be in the Yankton Cemetery. Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., on Friday, April 10 at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation continues one hour prior to the funeral at the church. Pallbearers are her seven grandchildren.

Margaret was born November 2, 1931 on a farm south of Platte, South Dakota to John and Swantie (Mos) Smit. She graduated from Platte High School in 1949 as the salutatorian of her class. In 1952, Margaret graduated with her Nursing Degree from Sacred Heart School of Nursing in Yankton and then worked at the hospital in Pickstown, South Dakota until 1954. During nursing school, she met her future husband, Glen Olson, and they were united in marriage on March 15, 1954 in Chamberlain, South Dakota. After their marriage, they lived on a farm near Marindahl, South Dakota and began their family. In 1958, they moved to Gayville and Margaret worked at the Human Services Center in Yankton for the next 18 years until her retirement. After retirement, she enjoyed antiquing woodwork. As a teenager, Margaret enjoyed camping and horseback riding along the Missouri River with her friends, Jeanette and Leona. She would also spend a week camping and horseback riding in Wheeler, South Dakota where she enjoyed exploring the hills. Margaret loved her family and watching her grandchildren in their activities. She had a tender heart and a warm smile for everyone she met.

Margaret is survived by three sons: Roger (Lila) Olson of Volin, SD, Craig Olson of Brookings, SD and Doug (Vickie) Olson of Watertown, SD; one daughter, Linda (Kip) Maddox of Yankton; seven grandchildren: Ashli Maddox, Josh (Kalee) Olson, Jessica Olson, Brandon Olson, Adam Maddox and his fiancé, Nakita, Kyle Olson and Nathan Olson; one great granddaughter, Avery Sue Rose; three brothers: Wilbur Smit of Platte, SD, Frank (Jerry) Smit of Arvada, CO and Conrad (Gisela) Smit of Norman, OK; and several nieces and nephews.

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Glen Olson on September 4, 2012; and a brother, Roy Smit.

Ione Marie Olson

F, b. 11 May 1929, d. 21 October 2004
Father*Albin Oliver Olson b. 6 Jun 1899, d. 12 Sep 1987
Mother*Louise Sylvia Holtz b. 18 Dec 1899, d. 10 May 1992
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name1 June 1947As of 1 June 1947,her married name was Buckman.
Married Name1956As of 1956,her married name was Ponxs.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth11 May 1929Ione Marie Olson was born on 11 May 1929.
She was the daughter of Albin Oliver Olson and Louise Sylvia Holtz.
Marriage1 June 1947Ione Marie Olson married Raymond Duane Buckman on 1 June 1947.
Divorcebefore 1956Ione Marie Olson and Raymond Duane Buckman were divorced before 1956.
Marriage1956Ione Marie Olson married Channing Albert Ponxs in 1956.
Death21 October 2004Ione Marie Olson died on 21 October 2004 at age 75.

Channing Albert Ponxs

M, b. 24 June 1925, d. 19 October 1988
Life EventDateDescription
Birth24 June 1925Channing Albert Ponxs was born on 24 June 1925.
Marriage1956He married Ione Marie Olson, daughter of Albin Oliver Olson and Louise Sylvia Holtz, in 1956.
Death19 October 1988Channing Albert Ponxs died on 19 October 1988 at Iowa at age 63.

Juanita Louise Olson

F, b. 25 November 1931, d. 24 April 2020
Father*Albin Oliver Olson b. 6 Jun 1899, d. 12 Sep 1987
Mother*Louise Sylvia Holtz b. 18 Dec 1899, d. 10 May 1992
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name25 May 1956As of 25 May 1956,her married name was Carlson.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth25 November 1931Juanita Louise Olson was born on 25 November 1931 at Volin, Yankton, South Dakota.
She was the daughter of Albin Oliver Olson and Louise Sylvia Holtz.
Marriage25 May 1956Juanita Louise Olson married Jules Elmore Carlson on 25 May 1956 at Yankton, South Dakota.
Death24 April 2020Juanita Louise Olson died on 24 April 2020 at Yankton, South Dakota, at age 88 Juanita Carlson, age 88 passed away Saturday, April 24, 2020 at Daviess Community Hospital.

Juanita was born November 25, 1931 in Volin, SD to Albin and Louise (Holtz) Olson. She was an avid NASCAR fan and loved watching baseball especially her favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals.

She is survived by two sons Jerry L. Carlson of Jasper, Indiana and Larry Carlson of Simi Valley, CA and four grandchildren Stephanie Carlson, Stevie Carlson, Erin Carlson and Nicole Carlson.

Juanita is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Jules Carlson who died in 1988; son Terry Carlson; four brothers and one sister.

For her wishes, she was cremated and there will be no services.
Census DateLocationDescription
1950Gayville, Yankton, South DakotaJuanita Louise Olson was listed as a daughter in Albin Oliver Olson's household on the 1950 Census at Gayville, Yankton, South Dakota.1

Child of Juanita Louise Olson and Jules Elmore Carlson

Citations

  1. [S423] U.S. Federal Census 1950 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gayville, Yankton, South Dakota; Roll: 1693; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 67-1.

Jules Elmore Carlson

M, b. 30 March 1929, d. 27 May 1988
Life EventDateDescription
Birth30 March 1929Jules Elmore Carlson was born on 30 March 1929 at Iowa.
Marriage25 May 1956He married Juanita Louise Olson, daughter of Albin Oliver Olson and Louise Sylvia Holtz, on 25 May 1956 at Yankton, South Dakota.
Death27 May 1988Jules Elmore Carlson died on 27 May 1988 at age 59.

Child of Jules Elmore Carlson and Juanita Louise Olson

Ernest Samuel Walsh

M, b. 2 January 1889, d. 1949
Life EventDateDescription
Birth2 January 1889Ernest Samuel Walsh was born on 2 January 1889 at Yankton, South Dakota.
Marriage12 June 1917He married Mary Ann Rempp, daughter of Friedrich J. Rempp and Katherine Meloy, on 12 June 1917 at Bon Homme, South Dakota.
Death1949Ernest Samuel Walsh died in 1949.

Children of Ernest Samuel Walsh and Mary Ann Rempp

Howard Ernest Walsh

M, b. 10 September 1918, d. 2 February 1981
Father*Ernest Samuel Walsh b. 2 Jan 1889, d. 1949
Mother*Mary Ann Rempp b. 25 Nov 1898, d. 19 May 1975
Life EventDateDescription
Birth10 September 1918Howard Ernest Walsh was born on 10 September 1918 at South Dakota.
He was the son of Ernest Samuel Walsh and Mary Ann Rempp.
Death2 February 1981Howard Ernest Walsh died on 2 February 1981 at Gayville, Yankton, South Dakota, at age 62 Howard Ernest Walsh obituary.
The Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa) 03 Feb 1981 - Howard Ernest Walsh obituary

Maxine Marie Walsh

F, b. 20 July 1923, d. 1 July 1991
Father*Ernest Samuel Walsh b. 2 Jan 1889, d. 1949
Mother*Mary Ann Rempp b. 25 Nov 1898, d. 19 May 1975
Maxine Walsh 1941 senior portrait Yankton High School, Yankton, South Dakota
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Namebefore 1947As of before 1947,her married name was Miller.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth20 July 1923Maxine Marie Walsh was born on 20 July 1923 at Mission Hill, Yankton, South Dakota.
She was the daughter of Ernest Samuel Walsh and Mary Ann Rempp.
Marriagebefore 1947Maxine Marie Walsh married William E. Miller before 1947.
Death1 July 1991Maxine Marie Walsh died on 1 July 1991 at age 67 Maxine Walsh Miller obituary.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 04 Jul 1991 - Maxine Walsh Miller obituary

Child of Maxine Marie Walsh and William E. Miller

William E. Miller

M, b. 16 March 1919, d. 21 January 1999
Life EventDateDescription
Birth16 March 1919William E. Miller was born on 16 March 1919 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
Marriagebefore 1947He married Maxine Marie Walsh, daughter of Ernest Samuel Walsh and Mary Ann Rempp, before 1947.
Death21 January 1999William E. Miller died on 21 January 1999 at age 79.

Child of William E. Miller and Maxine Marie Walsh

Erla Mae Walsh

F, b. 7 October 1933, d. 29 June 1995
Father*Ernest Samuel Walsh b. 2 Jan 1889, d. 1949
Mother*Mary Ann Rempp b. 25 Nov 1898, d. 19 May 1975
Erla Walsh 1951 senior portrait Gayville-Volin High School, Gayville, South Dakota
Erla Mae (Walsh) Jensen
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name21 September 1952As of 21 September 1952,her married name was Jensen.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth7 October 1933Erla Mae Walsh was born on 7 October 1933 at Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota.
She was the daughter of Ernest Samuel Walsh and Mary Ann Rempp.
Marriage21 September 1952Erla Mae Walsh married Alden Willis Jensen on 21 September 1952 at Yankton, South Dakota.
Death29 June 1995Erla Mae Walsh died on 29 June 1995 at age 61 Erla Mae (Walsh) Jensen obituary.
Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa) 02 Jul 1995 - Erla Mae (Walsh) Jensen obituary

Child of Erla Mae Walsh and Alden Willis Jensen

Alden Willis Jensen

M, b. 20 March 1926, d. 20 February 2010
Alden Willis (Bill) Jensen
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationAlden Willis Jensen was also known as Bill.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth20 March 1926Alden Willis Jensen was born on 20 March 1926 at Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota.
Marriage21 September 1952He married Erla Mae Walsh, daughter of Ernest Samuel Walsh and Mary Ann Rempp, on 21 September 1952 at Yankton, South Dakota.
Death20 February 2010Alden Willis Jensen died on 20 February 2010 at Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, at age 83.

Child of Alden Willis Jensen and Erla Mae Walsh

Roy Thomas Garvey

M, b. 16 March 1902, d. 1963
Life EventDateDescription
Birth16 March 1902Roy Thomas Garvey was born on 16 March 1902 at Yankton, South Dakota.
Marriage18 June 1934He married Helen Rempp, daughter of Friedrich J. Rempp and Katherine Meloy, on 18 June 1934 at Bon Homme, South Dakota.
Death1963Roy Thomas Garvey died in 1963.

James Ernest Jensen

M, b. 25 August 1962, d. 10 May 2018
Father*Alden Willis Jensen b. 20 Mar 1926, d. 20 Feb 2010
Mother*Erla Mae Walsh b. 7 Oct 1933, d. 29 Jun 1995
Life EventDateDescription
Birth25 August 1962James Ernest Jensen was born on 25 August 1962 at Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota.
He was the son of Alden Willis Jensen and Erla Mae Walsh.
Death10 May 2018James Ernest Jensen died on 10 May 2018 at Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, at age 55 James Ernest "Jim" Jensen, 55, of Sioux City passed away May 10, 2018.

Memorial Services will be held at 6:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Reverend R. Paul Johnston officiating. Online condolences may be given at www.meyerbroschapels.com. Burial will be at the Gayville Cemetery in Gayville, SD at a later date.

Jim was born August 25, 1962 in Yankton, SD, the son of Alden "Bill" and Urla (Walsh) Jensen. After graduating from Iowa State College, Jim moved to New York until his father became sick and he moved back to Sioux City to take care of his sister Karen.

Jim worked as an assistant manager for Walmart and then as an assistant manager in the shoe department at Younkers until his retirement in 2015. Jim was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church, acting as church treasurer from 2011 until present. He also was active in collecting and organizing school supplies each year for Bryant School.

Jim was a very intelligent man, fluent in several languages and loved to study scriptures. He was a very kind and loving brother to his sister Karen and enjoyed traveling.

Survivors include his sister Karen Jensen and Karen's caregivers The Kraft Family of Le Mars, IA, and several cousins.

He was proceeded in death by his parents and baby brother Jack.

Thomas L. Rempp

M, b. 28 February 1946, d. 6 February 2002
Father*William Francis Rempp b. 1 Nov 1906, d. 28 Mar 1951
Mother*Victoria Belle Peniska b. 3 Oct 1908, d. 17 Mar 2001
Thomas L Rempp
Name TypeDateDescription
NicknameThomas L. Rempp also went by the name of Tommy.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth28 February 1946Thomas L. Rempp was born on 28 February 1946 at Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska.
He was the son of William Francis Rempp and Victoria Belle Peniska.
Death6 February 2002Thomas L. Rempp died on 6 February 2002 at age 55 Thomas L Rempp obituary.
The Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa) 09 Feb 2002 - Thomas L Rempp obituary

Eunah C. Lundberg

F, b. 15 June 1905, d. 1975
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name1926As of 1926,her married name was Shirley.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth15 June 1905Eunah C. Lundberg was born on 15 June 1905.
Marriage1926She married Merle Dair Shirley in 1926 at Hall, Nebraska.
Divorcecirca 1941Eunah C. Lundberg and Merle Dair Shirley were divorced circa 1941.
Death1975Eunah C. Lundberg died in 1975.

Dr. Thomas Lee Neff

M, b. 25 September 1943, d. 11 July 2024
Father*Lee Miller Neff b. 2 May 1912, d. 1999
Mother*Louise Hedwig Frohreich b. 22 May 1912, d. 15 Sep 1994
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Thomas L Neff 1961 senior portrait Lake Oswego High School, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Thomas Lee Neff in 2014
Life EventDateDescription
Birth25 September 1943Dr. Thomas Lee Neff was born on 25 September 1943 at Lake Oswego, Clackamas, Oregon.
He was the son of Lee Miller Neff and Louise Hedwig Frohreich.
Death11 July 2024Dr. Thomas Lee Neff died on 11 July 2024 at Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at age 80 Dr. Thomas L. Neff, father of the deal that turned more than 20,000 Russian nuclear warheads into U.S. electricity, died on Thursday in Concord, MA. He was 80.

His improbable life began in Lake Oswego, Oregon. The son of a local entrepreneur who taught classes at Lewis & Clark College, he grew up in a largely blue-collar neighborhood. He graduated from Lake Oswego High School in 1961. Because his father taught at Lewis & Clark, he attended there tuition-free. In college, Tom concentrated in math, physics, and English, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 1965. A professor in the English department gave him his first big break. As the story went, Tom was walking across campus when the English professor stopped him and asked if he could nominate Tom for a Danforth Fellowship – a full graduate-school scholarship to the school of his choice.

With the Danforth Fellowship, Tom attended Stanford University and began a doctoral program in physics in 1965. At the time, Stanford and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (“SLAC”) were the center of particle physics research. SLAC’s first director, Wolfgang “Pief” Panofsky, became Tom’s mentor. Panofsky had served as a consultant to the Manhattan Project, helping build the first atomic bomb, and was himself a passionate arms control advocate.

Panofsky was the second person to change the course of Tom’s life. He hired Tom as an executive assistant to help him with his duties as the president of the American Physical Society and member of the President’s Science Advisory Committee. Tom attended meetings in Washington, D.C. in lieu of Panofsky – a young graduate student in sandals at the table with famous scientists twice his age. But he didn’t think his relative inexperience meant he should stay silent; in one high-level meeting with President Ford, he sat himself right next to the President. When President Ford complained off-hand that his knee was hurting him, Tom seized the opportunity to suggest that additional funding for science research might help solve his knee problem. Out of these meetings, the Ford administration would restore scientific advisory capabilities in the Executive Office of the President.

During this time as a graduate student at Stanford, Tom had two children, Chris and Marc Neff. He spent much of his free time hiking all over the West and sharing his love of the outdoors with his sons. An avid photographer, he took his camera with him and documented their travels. He hung his photographs of the Stanford hills and Wind River Range throughout his house on the East coast later in life, as a reminder of their times together.

Tom graduated Stanford with a Ph.D. in physics in 1973 and went on to post-docs at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Center for Theoretical Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During this period, he continued his work assisting APS chairs, and also served as a chief staff officer for the Ford Foundation’s comprehensive Nuclear Energy Policy Study, which he later helped present to President Jimmy Carter and his cabinet. In 1977, Tom was appointed director of MIT’s International Energy Studies program, and then moved to MIT’s Center for International Studies, where he would remain a senior member throughout his life.

As the Cold War was ending in the late 1980’s and early 90’s, a new fear arose about the security of the disintegrating Soviet Union’s huge stockpile of nuclear warheads. Many worried that the cash-strapped former Soviet Union and nuclear scientists would sell their weapons and skills to the highest bidder. Foreign policy headlines ran with the threat of “loose nukes.”

Tom emerged as the right person in the right place at the right time to address this problem. Throughout his life, he believed in the persuasive power of the elegant idea – that others would recognize the “rightness” of a thing and mobilize to make it happen. This mindset would help him make his idea a reality. He hit upon a simple solution to the “loose nukes” problem: Why not let Moscow sell the highly enriched uranium (HEU) from its warheads for cash (which it wanted to do anyway), and have the U.S. purchase it and dilute it down as fuel to generate electricity? If the U.S. continued paying the Russians for their warheads, it would give them the cash they needed to secure their arsenal and continue paying their nuclear scientists. The U.S., in turn, would get a cheap source of electricity. He drafted up his win-win idea and set about putting it in front of key decisionmakers.

On October 19, 1991, Viktor Mikhailov, head of the Soviet nuclear weapons complex, was in D.C. with a Russian delegation for meetings on demilitarization. Frank von Hippel, one of the organizers who knew of Tom’s HEU proposal, invited Tom to attend the meetings. During a break, Tom noticed Mikhailov standing by himself with an interpreter in the hallway, chain smoking. Tom approached, analysis in hand, and simply asked Mikhailov point-blank if he would be willing to sell fuel from Russian warheads. Mikhailov responded that he was interested, took a copy of Tom’s analysis, and after a pause, asked “How much?” Tom had not anticipated this question. He had no idea how many tons of highly enriched uranium Russia had in the Soviet arsenal, so he simply guessed and said, “500 metric tons.” Mikhailov thought for a minute, and said he thought he could do that.

A few days later, Tom’s idea was published as an op-ed in the New York Times, under the headline “A Grand Uranium Bargain.” For the next 22 years, he worked tirelessly to shepherd what would be known as the Megatons to Megawatts program. In all, his idea turned approximately 20,000 Russian warheads into electricity, and accounted for 10% of all U.S. electricity for two decades. The final shipment of Russian uranium arrived in Baltimore in late 2013. He was presented with the 1997 Leo Szilard Award for his efforts to persuade the U.S. and Russian governments to adopt the deal, and for dedicating himself to reducing the number of nuclear weapons threatening the world.

Tom served as an advisor to the Department of State, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Executive Office of the President, the Department of Energy, Congress, and other government agencies. He also served as an advisor to governments and companies around the world. He was a Fellow of the American Physical Society and served on the Council of the Federation of American Scientists.

Tom spent his later years in Concord, MA, and Jackson Hole, WY, tending to an extensive garden and working on a book documenting the two-decade history of the Megatons to Megawatts program. He is survived by his wife Beth Harris, son Chris Neff, daughter Catherine Harris, and his grandchildren, Eva and Harrison Neff. He will be deeply missed.

Family and friends will gather to honor and remember Tom, on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at 2:00 PM, at the Concord Funeral Home, 74 Belknap St., Concord, MA.
DateLocationDescription
Thomas Lee Neff was born in 1943 in Oregon, the older of two boys; his family raised chickens and grew most of its own food. He studied math and physics at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, graduating with highest honors, and received his Ph.D. in physics from Stanford. As a senior M.I.T. researcher, he specialized in energy studies, writing books on nuclear power, solar energy and, in 1984, the global uranium market.
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After receiving his PhD in theoretical physics from Stanford University in 1973, Neff held postdoctoral positions at Berkeley, Stanford and MIT. At Stanford, he worked as an assistant to Wolfgang Kurt Hermann Panofsky, who was APS president at the time, on matters of science and public policy, helping with the first studies of these topics and assisting in the formation of the Panel on Public Affairs. From 1977-85, Neff was manager and director of MIT's International Energy Studies program. He has been an advisor to numerous US government agencies as well as to governments and companies around the world.

Vivian N. Losoya

F, b. 24 April 1939, d. 9 December 2014
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Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationVivian N. Losoya was also known as Lozoya.
Married Name13 October 1957As of 13 October 1957,her married name was Frohreich.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth24 April 1939Vivian N. Losoya was born on 24 April 1939 at Los Angeles, California.
Marriage13 October 1957She married Donald Raymond Frohreich, son of Hugo August Frohreich and Rosalia Weisz, on 13 October 1957 at Clark, Nevada.
Divorcebefore 1991Vivian N. Losoya and Donald Raymond Frohreich were divorced before 1991.
Death9 December 2014Vivian N. Losoya died on 9 December 2014 at age 75 Vivian Frohreich, of Placerville, born April 24, 1939, died Dec. 9, 2014.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at 11 a.m., at St. Patrick Church in Placerville.

Rochelle Roby

F, b. 23 June 1962, d. 28 September 2010
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name8 June 1985As of 8 June 1985,her married name was Frymire.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth23 June 1962Rochelle Roby was born on 23 June 1962.
Death28 September 2010She died on 28 September 2010 at age 48.

Danny Richard Andrews

M, b. 6 November 1944, d. 14 August 1985
Father*Paul Leslie Andrews b. 23 Dec 1918, d. 4 Jul 2015
Mother*Bernetta Olivia Dubs b. 16 Sep 1922, d. 11 Apr 1986
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Life EventDateDescription
Birth6 November 1944Danny Richard Andrews was born on 6 November 1944.
He was the son of Paul Leslie Andrews and Bernetta Olivia Dubs.
Marriage1 August 1964Danny Richard Andrews married Geraldine Lynnette Hull on 1 August 1964 at Medford, Jackson, Oregon.
Death14 August 1985Danny Richard Andrews died on 14 August 1985 at Jackson, Oregon, at age 40.

(?) Woods

M
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Marriage(?) Woods married Paulette Irene Andrews, daughter of Paul Leslie Andrews and Bernetta Olivia Dubs.

Geraldine Lynnette Hull

F, b. 26 May 1945, d. 2 February 1996
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Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name1 August 1964As of 1 August 1964,her married name was Andrews.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth26 May 1945Geraldine Lynnette Hull was born on 26 May 1945.
Marriage1 August 1964She married Danny Richard Andrews, son of Paul Leslie Andrews and Bernetta Olivia Dubs, on 1 August 1964 at Medford, Jackson, Oregon.
Death2 February 1996Geraldine Lynnette Hull died on 2 February 1996 at age 50.