Osvald Christian (Ossie) Orwoll

1900 - 1967  (66 years)

• Name	Osvald Christian (Ossie) Orwoll
  Born	17 Nov 1900	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
  Christened	16 Dec 1900	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 May 1967	Decorah, Winnesheik, Iowa, United States
  Buried	Decorah, Winnesheik, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I5857879203	Master Tree
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2004

  
  

  Father	Sylvester Martinus Orwoll,   b. 1 Aug 1869, Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 13 Mar 1925, Maddock, Benson, North Dakota, United States  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Anna Dahl,   b. 1 Jan 1877, Cottonwood, Lyon, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 20 May 1963, La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States  (Age 86 years)
  Married	4 Aug 1898	Gayville, Yankton, South Dakota, United States
  Family ID	F5350806567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Holm,   b. 4 Apr 1903,   d. 2 Jul 1981, Decorah, Winnesheik, Iowa, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Married	10 May 1924
  Children	+ 1. Barbara Ann Orwoll + 2. Oswald Dean Orwoll
  Family ID	F5350806824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Nov 1900 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Christened - 16 Dec 1900 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Died - 8 May 1967 - Decorah, Winnesheik, Iowa, United States Buried - - Decorah, Winnesheik, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  !SO: MRIN-175, O-010. PROBLEM: Lois spells first name Oswald. So does D-022. NOTES: O-010 is an original article, called `The Iowa Ghost' in Travel & Leisure Magazine, Oct. 1990, and written by Senior Editor, Mark Orwoll. It tells that Connie Mack traded three players and paid $50,000 in 1928 to sign `Ossie', as he was called, to pitch for the 1928 Philadelphia Athletics. Affectionatly know as the `Gray Ghost' because of his agility and ability to "flit over the greesward and fly around the bases resembling a gray, streaking shadow of ghostly dimensions" as described by one sportswriter, Ossie was picked by Babe Ruth as his choice at first base and also to the pitching roster for the 1928 All-Star Team. But `Ossie'injured his arm in the 1929 season and was sent to the minors. He never played major league ball again.