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Elna was a lover of flowers and had flowers blooming the year around. She also kept busy with needlework and was very active in church work. They are members of the Baptist Church.
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Obituary - TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL - Feb. 19, 1981 Mrs. Elna V. Carlson Mrs. Elna V. Carlson, 87, 5400 S.W. 7th, formerly of Clifton, died Tuesday at a Topeka hospital. She had lived in a Topeka nursing home for a year and a half. She was born Oct. 18, 1893 at Wayland, Mass., the daughter of Nels and Emma Schuable (spelled wrong) Olson. Mrs. Carlson was a member of Clyde Baptist Church. She married Edwin Carlson in 1914. He died in 1976. She also was preceded in death by a daughter. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Gay, Topeka; two sons, Clifford Carlson, Topeka, and Roy Carlson, Brooklyn, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Turner Funeral Home, Clifton. Burial will be in Rusco Cemetery, north of Clifton. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home.
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