Bertha Kathleen Handke

Notes: The daughter of Julius and Theresa Kurstan Handke, Wife of Wallace E. Olson, Mother of Wallace E. Olson jr. (Rev. Fr. Benedict Olson) Mr. and Mrs. Julius Handke, living north of town, announce the engagement of their daughter, Bertha Kathryn, to Wallace A. Olson, the marriage to take place October 21. Miss Handke has been employed for several years as pharmacist at the Harrison drug store and is a capable, attractive young woman. Wallace Olson is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Olson, 1432 Santa Fe street, and has a fine position with the Atchison Specialty Co. Atchison Globe, Saturday, October 3, 1931 Mrs. Bertha Olson has been employed as pharmacist at Ball Brothers Drug Stpre. Mrs. Olson, whose home originally was in Atchison, moved here last week from Dearborn, Mich., where she was employed as a pharmacist by John Sullivan for 13 1/2 years. Prior to that time, she was a pharmacist for the late B. D. Harrison of Atchison for 12 years. Mrs Olson's son, Wallace is a frater Benedict at St. Paul, Kas. She will establish residence at the Massasoit apartments. Atchison Daily Globe, Thursday, July 23, 1953 Photo of Elderly Bertha: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=82338339&PIp... Source: Findagrave.com