OLMSTEAD, Herbert Earl

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• Obituary: From the Santa Cruz Sentinel, 24 Jul 1984: Herbert Olmstead Funeral services have been held for Herbert Earl Olmsted who died July 13 at his Pacific Grove home following a brief illness. He was 94. Born in Cambria, Calif., Mr. Olmsted grew up in Santa Cruz and played with various music bands on the Municipal wharf. During the silent movie era, Mr. Olmsted worked for Paramount and Disney Productions. A commercial artist and cartoonist, he retired as an illustrator from the Oakland Tribune. A musician for most of his life, Mr. Olmstead played the French horn with the John Philip Souza band in 1915. He later performed with many symphonies in San Francisco and Santa Cruz. Before moving to Monterey, he resided in Watsonville. Mr. Olmsted was a veteran of World War I. He is survived by several cousins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Harriet Bryne Olmsted who died in Santa Cruz in 1971. Paul Mortuary, Pacific Grove, was in charge of arrangements. Inurnment was at IOOF Cemetery. Contributions to your favorite charity' are preferred.
• Occupation: Artist, Walt Disney
• Census: 27 Apr 1950, 3041 23rd Street, Oakland, Alameda, CA USA

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Census:
3041 23rd Street / Olmsted, Herbert / Head / White / Male / Age 60 / Married / Born in California / Working / Occupation: Commercial Artist / Industry: Paper

Herbert married BYRNE, Anna Harriet on 24 Jan 1920 in 320 King Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA. Anna (daughter of BYRNE, George Griffing and GRAVES, Helen Fidelia) was born on 13 Apr 1895 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA; was christened on 7 May 1899 in First Congregational Church, Lincoln and Center Streets, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA; died on 28 Nov 1971 in Watsonville, Santa Cruz, CA, USA; was buried on 29 Nov 1971 in IOOF Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From the Santa Cruz Evening News, 24 Jan 1920:

Byrne-Olmstead Wedding at Noon Today

A quiet home wedding at noon today united Anne Harriet Byrne and Earl Olmsted. Rev. A. W. Hare performed the ceremony, in the presence of only the immediate relatives.

A recent death was a cause of its being even quieter than would have been the case otherwise. The spacious home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Byrne, at 320 King street, had been effectively decorated in peacock iris, jonquils and growing ferns. The bride wore a gown of navy crepe meteor, and carried flowers.

There was a wedding breakfast, after which the couple took the train for San Francisco, en route to Los Angeles, where they will make their home. The bride has many friends here, where she was born, and attended school. She is a graduate of the University of California, and has spent the last few years away from here, in San Francisco and elsewhere. The groom is the only son of the late Herbert Olmsted. He lived here as a young boy, at the family home on Ocean street.

He has many relatives in the south, but none here any longer. Before the war he was a cartoonist for San Francisco dailies. He was a sergeant in the sixty-second coast artillery, and served in France. He is now a designer, in which line he has very bright prospects.