Oliver Alexander Wolner of Saint James, Watonwan County, MN was born on May 30, 1903 to Caroline Olava (Hanson-Horgan) Wolner and Anton Martin Wolner. He had siblings Leon Christian Wolner, Laura Christine Wolner, Hilda Elise "Alice" Wolner, Otto August Wolner, Henry Walter Wolner, Anna Boletta Wolner, Martin Richard Wolner, Casper Bernhard Wolner, Borgil (Bonnie) Margaret Wolner, Genevieve Elvira (Wolner) Paul, and Thelma Eunice Wolner. He married Ruth Hildegard (Mossengren) Wolner, and they were married until death separated them on February 8, 1968. He had children Joyce Ruth Wolner, James Oliver Wolner, Joan Darlene Wolner, Gene David Wolner, Germaine Hilma Wolner, Joel Charles Wolner, Janet Andrea Wolner, Jane Mary Wolner, John Peter Wolner, Gary Dean Wolner, Robert Lee Wolner, Richard Dwight Wolner, Stephen Lynn Wolner, Mark Bradly Wolner, and Rebecca Marie Wolner. Oliver Wolner died at age 64 years old on February 8, 1968, and was buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery, in St. James,Minnesota.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...