Oscar Dolan

Oscar T. Dolan, 88, of Great Falls, a former CPA and IRS agent, died of complications of a stroke Sunday, Dec. 18, at a local hospital.

His funeral is 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, followed by burial in Highland Cemetery. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Oscar T. Dolan was born on July 13, 1923, near Crosby, N.D., to Aslak and Josie Dolan. In his early years, his parents spoke Norwegian in the home. He graduated from Crosby High School, and went on to obtain an accounting degree from the University of North Dakota. He attended graduate school at the University of Michigan, obtained his CPA and joined the Internal Revenue Service.

He met the love of his life, Florence Vinge, as she was the nurse taking care of his mother who was dying of breast cancer. After their marriage, they spent some time in Helena and Glasgow prior to settling in Great Falls in 1958, where Oscar became a senior agent in the Internal Revenue Service, specializing in corporate auditing. Early in his career, he tracked the money laundering activity of out-of-state mobsters. He developed a reputa-tion of being tough but fair as he audited most all of the major Montana corporations, as well as other significant individuals and companies both in and out of Montana.

Oscar spent the better part of an early teen year in a body cast at the hospital in Fargo, N.D., as a failed attempt to treat congenital hip dysplasia. Despite that, he never portrayed himself as having any debility. He eventually had complex surgery with the creation of a hip joint at the Mayo Clinic in his 70s.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Florence of Great Falls; his sons, Tom (Shelly) Dolan of Billings, Paul (Cindy) Dolan of Great Falls, Doug (Stacy) Dolan of Whitefish; daughter Kathy (Kent) Meyer of Kalispell; brother Erling Dolan of Crosby, N.D.; sister Alice Tiegan of Long Prai-rie, Minn.; grandchildren Jessica Dolan of Playa Del Ray, Calif., Peter Dolan of Portland, Ore., Kyle Dolan of Great Falls, Jacob, Jenny and Mathew Dolan of Missoula, Katy Dolan of Whitefish; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Oscar was preceded in death by his brothers, Stanley and Joseph Dolan; and his sister, Mary Ann Nordhagen.

Memorial are suggested to Benefis Health System Foundation, PO Box 7008, Great Falls, MT 59406 or Concordia College at Moorhead, 901 8th St. S., Moorhead, MN 56562-0001

Condolences may be posted online at www.schniderfuneralhome.com and/or www.gftribune.com/obituaries.