Edwin Guy OLMSTEAD

1921 - 2005  (83 years)

• Name	Edwin Guy OLMSTEAD
  Birth	26 Aug 1921	North Dakota
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Jan 2005	Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
  Notes	Dr. Edwin G. Olmstead, 83, Grand Forks, ND, died Thursday, January 20, 2005, at his home in Grand Forks.??Edwin Guy Olmstead was born August 26, 1921, the son of Earl and Mary (Fautch) Olmstead in Enderlin, ND.  He was raised in Enderlin and graduated from Enderlin High School in 1938.  ??Following his graduation, he attended the University of North Dakota and graduated with Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees.  He enlisted in the Unites States Army at Ft. Snelling, Minn., on June 8, 1943. While in the Army, he attended the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, where he earned a Master of Science degree. He completed his medical education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he obtained his medical degree (MD).  He was a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP); all five degrees were awarded with honors.??Edwin and Mary were married April 2, 1946, in Cambridge, MA.  He completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry and served as Assistant Head of Medicine at Milwaukee County General Hospital in Milwaukee, WI.  He was honorably discharged from military service on June 9, 1948, at Ft. Sheridan, IL. ??In 1957 Dr. and Mrs. Olmstead moved to Grand Forks, ND, where he practiced medicine at the University of North Dakota Health Center and was member of the faculty at the School of Medicine for eighteen years.  Also, he taught Humanities and Literature in the Honors Program at the University of North Dakota.  ??In 1965, he entered into private practice as a psychiatrist in Grand Forks, and he was associated as a psychiatrist with Northeast Human Services in Grand Forks until 1996.   Dr. Olmstead practiced medicine for fifty years.  Following his retirement, he continued to reside in Grand Forks until his death. ??He was an avid reader and published numerous professional articles and some mystery stories. Dr. Olmstead wrote a definitive text on Mammalian Cell Water, which was translated into seven languages.??He is survived by his wife, Mary, a former teacher of French; daughters musicologist Andrea Olmstead  (son-in-law composer Larry Bell), of Boston, MA; Dr. Leslie Schulz, Dean of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso, TX; a son, Kevin Olmstead, Grand Forks, ND; a sister, Mary Jean (Mrs. Floyd) Benton, Moorhead, MN, and several nieces and nephews, including a niece, Morrigan Benton-Floyd of Eureka, California. ??He was preceded in death by his parents.?
  Person ID	I25486	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Earl Emery OLMSTEAD,   b. 3 Jul 1891, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 18 Jul 1968, Cass County, North Dakota (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mary Vivian FAUTCH,   b. 17 Dec 1891, Minnesota d. 13 Feb 1964, Enderlin, Ransom County, North Dakota (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1920	Enderlin, Ransom County, North Dakota
  Family ID	F4162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Alice,   b. 30 Dec 1924   d. 13 Jul 2007, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F17953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2017