The Reshaur Family Excerpts from "Golden Memories 1. Reshaur History 2. Olson History The Reshaur Family Excerpts from "Golden Memories RESHAUR HISTORY - submitted by Ken Reshaur (1980)  Left to Right: Betty-Lynn, Ken, Shirley, Gladys, Cliff, Darlene, Roland, and Joyce The Reshaur family moved to Golden Stream in 1938 and settled on a farm near Pine Creek. Prior to that time they had lived in the Katrime district. Before she was married, Gladys Reshaur (Olson) had lived in Golden Stream with her family who rented what was at that time known as the Ed McConnell place. Cliff and Gladys Reshaur moved to Gladstone in 1961 where they presently reside. The family members all live in Manitoba. They are: Darlene Wallace, Brandon, cashier at Assiniboine Community College; Roland Reshaur, Gladstone, farmer; Joyce Wallace, Winnipeg, housewife; Shirley Laczko, Winnipeg, housewife and part-time saleslady at The Bay; Ken Reshaur, Winnipeg, Political Scientist at the University of Manitoba; Betty-Lynn Vincent, Neepawa, housewife.  LEFT TO RIGHT: Kelvin, Velma, Roland, Ronnie. FRONT ROW: Carlo and Shelly. In 1951 Rollie married a young beautiful girl by the name of Evelyn Margaret Hare. They lived in a 1 1/2 story house on the south east corner of the section originally owned by Rollie's grandfather, George Reshaur, who was a carpenter by trade until he took up farming. In 1952 they were blessed by the birth of their first child, a son Ronald Roland. The family lived on Rollie's Grandfather's farm for approximately a year and a half, before Rollie moved the house to the quarter his father's house was on, section 23-13-11, three miles from the present location. In 1954 they were presented with a second son, Kelvin George. In 1956 a third child was born, a beautiful daughter, Velma Lynne. In 1959 the family moved to Gladstone where Rollie built a new house, while continuing to work with his father, on the farm. In 1961 they sold the house in town to the late Elwood Stewart. The family moved back to the farm, this time to his father's house. At this time Rollie bought the farm from his father who retired and moved to Gladstone. In 1965 Evelyn gave birth to another daughter Shirley Lynne. In 1967 a third daughter was born Caria Ann. In 1971 Ron married Wendy Mae Walker, youngest daughter of Jim and Mae Walker of the Pembroke district. Ron works for the C.P. Railway in Gladstone. They reside in Gladstone and have since their marriage. In 1972 they were blessed with their first child Tanis Michelle. In November of 1973 a tragic accident took the life of our beloved mother and wife Evelyn. In 1974 Velma married Donald Wayne Reimer of the Keyes district, only son of Dick and Ann Reimer. They were given a beautiful baby boy in October of the same year, Jason Wayne. Velma, Donald and Jason live in Winnipeg, where Jason has just started school. In 1976 Wendy and Ron were blessed with another daughter, Nicole Evelyn. Kelvin works on the farm with his father at present and has since he was seventeen years old. Four generations have remained working on the Reshaur farm. Shelly who is fourteen years old now, attends school at Austin. Caria who is twelve attends school in Gladstone. Shelly and Caria remain at home with their devoted father, Rollie. LEFT TO RIGHT: Betty-Lynn, Ken, Shirley, Gladys, Cliff, Darlene, Roland, and Joyce. ROLLIE RESHAUR submitted by Rollie Reshaur Roland Thomas Reshaur was born in 1929, November 27 at Gladstone. He was raised in the Golden Stream district. He attended school three miles east of his home at Katrime, until Grade five when he attended school at Golden Stream until he was in Grade seven. He has spent most of his life working on the farm, that was originally his father's. Cliff Reshaur. By the time Rollie was 16 he owned 80 acres of his own land. The section is 13-13-11. The land was a gift from his father for many years of hard work. He farmed this land with his father's equipment in trade for his labour on the rest of the farm. OLSON HISTORY submitted by Mrs. Clarence Olson  Mr. and Mrs. George Olson in front. George Olson was born at Wisconsin, Minnesota in 1875. His wife Carrie was born in Norway in 1876. They were married in Stephen Marshall County, Minnesota. There, they had three sons; Almer, Clarence, and Kenneth. They later moved to Grand Forks, Minnesota where Mr. Olson worked for the Grand Forks lumber company for 6 years. While there, two daughters were born; Mabel and Gladys. In 1914 they moved to McDonald, Manitoba where their last daughter, Alice, was born. In 1915 the family moved to a homestead at Amaranth, where they lived until 1924, then moving to the Golden Stream district to the former Bill Jarvis farm. Mrs. Carrie Olson passed away Dec. 25, 1942 and Mr. George Olson passed away Nov. 5, 1952. Their oldest son Almer married Edith La Comb and they live at Stonewall, Man. where he owned and operated a garage for many years. They have three sons and one daughter: Charlie, Kenneth, Clarence and Betty. In 1926 Clarence married Anne Reshaur. They had two daughters and three sons: Nellie, Irene, Lawrence, Almer, and Bob. Almer passed away Jan. 31, 1978. Nellie married Verne McGowan. They farm in the Golden Stream district and have one daughter, Yvonne, and one son, Gerald. Irene and her husband. Jock Mclvor, live at Stony Mountain, Man. They have one daughter, Lindsae, and two sons, Leon and Geoffrey. Lawrence married the former Shirley Stinson. They also farm in the Golden Stream district and have one son, Dean, and two daughters, Gayle and Heather. Bob and his wife, Linda Baker, live in Gladstone and have three children: Robbie, Bruce, and Lindsae. Alice married Lauge Anderson. They farmed in the Golden Stream district with their two daughters, Heloise and Carole. (Lauge passed away in 1972.) Heloise and her husband Raymond Birkett farm at Golden Stream. Carole married Don Mihalik. They have one daughter, Stacey, and live in Portage la Prairie.  Heather, Dean, Gayle, Shirley and Lawrence in front.  BACK ROW, Left to Right: Bobby, Lawrence, Almer. MIDDLE RO W: Irene and Nellie. FRONT ROW: Clarence and Annie. Kenneth left home at an early age. He and his wife, Sadie, live at the coast and have a family of eight children: Alice, David, Tommy, Jeanette, Geordie, Judy, Dick, and Rosemary. Mabel married John Russel and lived at Inwood. Since his death she has made her home in Winnipeg. They had two daughters, Joyce and Shirley. Gladys married Cliff Reshaur and farmed in the Golden Stream district for many years before retiring to Gladstone. They have two sons and four daughters: Roland, Kenneth, Darlene, Joyce, Shirley, and Betty- Lynn. Roland and his wife Evelyn had five children: Ronnie, Kelvin, Velma, Shelley, and Carla. Evelyn passed away in 1973. Roland farms at Golden Stream. Kenneth and his wife Joyce of Winnipeg have two sons, Paul and Mark, and one daughter, Theresa. Darlene married Allan Wallace. They live in Brandon and have two girls, Beverly and Linda. Joyce and her husband Bob Wallace live in Winnipeg now and have five children: Norma, Nina, Wilma, Pearl, and Robert. Shirley and her husband, John Laczko, also live in Winnipeg with their three children: Dianne, Michael, and Wanda. Betty-Lynn married Geordie Vincent. They have one daughter, Shannon, and make their home in Neepawa. Clarence Arthur Olson Sept 21, 1901 – April 5, 1983 Born at Marshall County Minnesota, Clarence came to Canada with his parents to the MacDonald District in 1914. In 1915 he moved to Amaranth where he completed his education. In 1924 he moved to the Golden Stream District, in 1926 he married Annie Reshaur. The Olsons farmed in the Golden Stream District until retiring to Gladstone in 1973. Clarence had resided at Third Crossing Manor for a short time. Left to mourn his passing, his wife Annie of Gladstone, two daughters, Nellie and Verne McGowan of Gladstone, Irene and Jock McIvor of Stony Mountain, two sons, Lawrence and Shirley and Bob and Linda both of Gladstone and a very dear sister-in-law Liz Reshaur.  Lawrence Clarence Olson Obituary Lawrence Clarence Olson passed away peacefully at Country Meadows Personal Carehome on May 13, 2021. Dad was born October 7, 1932 at Muir, Manitoba to Clarence and Annie Olson and grew up on the family farm. Dad met the love of his life Shirley Stinson and they were married in October 1955. Together they raised 3 children, Dean, Gayle and Heather on their farm in the Golden Stream District. Dad worked for Gardiner Construction in 1956, later known as G.M.W. Ltd, and Vector Construction, starting as a heavy equipment operator and moving on to Foreman and Superintendent. He worked many construction jobs away from home with Mom and the kids joining him in the summer months. He formed many valued and lasting friendships over the years through his work. In 1983 Dad retired and he and Mom continued farming together working side by side. He enjoyed serving as councillor for the R.M. of Westbourne for 16 years. He was also a member of the Gladstone Legion. Snowmobiling, curling, camping and playing cards were a few of dad’s favorite pastimes on the farm. You’d often see him pulling his grandchildren behind the snowmobile, roasting hotdogs with them over the campfire or taking them for a round of golf on his cart. Many cards games were enjoyed with family and friends. Dad and mom enjoyed travelling with trips to Hawaii, Florida, Las Vegas as well as many trips to casinos with friends. Dad and Mom moved to Gladstone in 2005 where they enjoyed 10 years of activities together, from cards at the Senior’s Drop In Centre, Crib and meat draws at the Legion, bowling, golfing and taking in their grandchildren’s curling, hockey and ball games. Dad was an avid Blue Jays fan and never missed The Price is Right. He looked forward to family gatherings whether it was special holidays or a Sunday get together for a game of cards. He loved to just be around his grandchildren and great grandchildren and keep up on their latest activities. Dad and Mom were soulmates to the end after almost 60 years of marriage. When Mom passed away suddenly in 2015 Dad missed her terribly. Shortly thereafter he settled into his new home at Country Meadows Carehome where he enjoyed the many activities and caring environment. The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thanks to the kind and compassionate staff at Country Meadows Carehome. Lawrence was predeceased by his wife Shirley, son Dean, parents Clarence and Annie, brother Almer, sisters Nellie (Verne) McGowan, Irene (Jock) McIvor, sisters-in-law Linda Olson and Fern Flatt, brother-in-law Graham Stinson. Left to cherish his memory are daughters, Gayle (Colin) Gowan; Heather (Laurie) Kirkland, daughter-in-law Jo-anne Olson, grandchildren Bryan (Stacey) Gowan, Rylee and Kolby; Shauna (Matthew) Fehr, Caitlyn, Jacob, Kirsten and Thomas; Myles (Shannon) Gowan, Kelly, Ashlyn, Alexis and Kori; Jamie (Jenny) Kirkland; Jason Kirkland, brother Bob Olson, brother-in-law Arnold Flatt and special niece Barb (Ed) Grumpelt and Tyler. Dad you were a kind and gentle soul who had a smile for everyone. We will miss you dearly. |
