Miss Olga Elida Lundin
Miss Olga Elida Lundin, 23, was born in 1889 the daughter of Gustafva Lundin she was from Svaneryd, Hallaryd, Småland, Sweden.
Olga Lundin had been visiting her place of birth, Hallaryd, and was returning to USA. Her given destination was the home of her sister Jenny Lundin in Meriden.
Travelling from Sweden via Denmark she bought tickets for the Titanic in Copenhagen. He boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a third class passenger with her travelling companions Paul Andreasson, Albert Augustsson, her fiancée Nils Johansson and her brother in law Carl Jonsson.
In Third Class she shared a cabin with Gerda Dahlberg. It was later claimed that, because she could not stand the sea, Nils paid the extra to have her moved to second class, the truth of this is not known.
When the ship was sinking all five of them were standing near lifeboat 10, she held Nils by her hand, but some sailors took her by her hands and legs and threw her into the lifeboat. Of the others only Carl was saved.
The Women's relief Committee gave her $75.
Olga later worked as a cook for among others for the Norwegian crown prince during his exile during WW2. In the middle of the 60s she returned to Sweden and lived in Osby. July 10th 1961 newspaper told she had donated 10000 Kr to Hässleholm Hospital as thank for good treatment. She died in Osby on 1 March 1973.
References
Claes-Göran Wetterholm (1988, 1996) Titanic. Rabén, Stockholm
Acknowledgements
Claes-Göran Wetterholm, Sweden
Contributors
Leif Snellman, Finland
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Summary
Born: Wednesday 9th January 1889
Age: 23 years
Last Residence: in Meriden Connecticut United States
2nd Class passenger
First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 347469 , £7 17s 1d
Destination: Meriden Connecticut United States
Rescued (boat 10)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Thursday 1st March 1973