Owen Olson
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Owen Olson
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Posted: 21 May 2009 11:02AM GMT |
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Muscatine, Iowa - Owen Lovell Olson, 90, of Muscatine, died Saturday, October 14, 2000 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.
A Memorial Service will be at Grace Lutheran Church. The Reverend Leif Pohl of Grace Lutheran Church and The Reverend John P. Gallagher of St. Mathias Catholic Church will officiate the service. A private family burial will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery prior to the memorial service.
Visitation will be at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund, Grace Lutheran Church, St. Mathias Catholic Church, or the Hearing Impaired School.
Owen Lovell Olson was born November 23, 1909 on a farm homesteaded by his great grandfather near Mapleton, Minnesota. His parents were Olaf B. Olson and Alma Wisley Olson. His marriage to Helen Ruth Miller took place in West Union on August 18, 1937.
He graduated from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, in 1932. While there he was active in athletics, lettering in three sports. He was elected to the Luther College Athletic Hall of Fame. He earned a Masters degree at the University of Iowa in 1939. Additional credits were earned at the University of Northern Iowa, Drake University, and the University of California, Los Angeles.
He began his teaching career in West Union, Iowa, where he taught mathematics and coached. He was superintendent at Hawkeye, Iowa, and Sheffield, Iowa. He came to Muscatine in 1944 to serve as junior high principal for the next 31 years. He retired in 1975 after 42 years in the field of education.
He was a life member of the Iowa State Teachers Education Association and a life member of the National Education Association. He was active in educational organizations throughout his teaching career. He served on a committee selected by the Iowa State Department of Education that produced a handbook for the junior high schools in the state of Iowa.
He is a member of Grace Lutheran Church where he served several terms on the church council.
He is a member of the Elks Lodge #304 where he was chairman of the Youth Activities Committee for an extended period. His long membership in the Muscatine Power Boat Club is evidence of his love of water created in his early life around the lakes of Minnesota.
He is survived by his wife Helen, of Muscatine; one son Robert Olson, a retired teacher living in Georgia with his wife, Wanda; one daughter Jane Ann O'Toole who lives on a farm near Muscatine with her husband, Jim; four grandchildren Kurt and Kristin Olson and Jonathan and Sarah O'Toole; two step grandchildren Michelle and Denise; six great grandchildren.
He is preceded by his parents, one brother Wesley who passed away in 1984, and one great grandson.
A Memorial Service will be at Grace Lutheran Church. The Reverend Leif Pohl of Grace Lutheran Church and The Reverend John P. Gallagher of St. Mathias Catholic Church will officiate the service. A private family burial will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery prior to the memorial service.
Visitation will be at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund, Grace Lutheran Church, St. Mathias Catholic Church, or the Hearing Impaired School.
Owen Lovell Olson was born November 23, 1909 on a farm homesteaded by his great grandfather near Mapleton, Minnesota. His parents were Olaf B. Olson and Alma Wisley Olson. His marriage to Helen Ruth Miller took place in West Union on August 18, 1937.
He graduated from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, in 1932. While there he was active in athletics, lettering in three sports. He was elected to the Luther College Athletic Hall of Fame. He earned a Masters degree at the University of Iowa in 1939. Additional credits were earned at the University of Northern Iowa, Drake University, and the University of California, Los Angeles.
He began his teaching career in West Union, Iowa, where he taught mathematics and coached. He was superintendent at Hawkeye, Iowa, and Sheffield, Iowa. He came to Muscatine in 1944 to serve as junior high principal for the next 31 years. He retired in 1975 after 42 years in the field of education.
He was a life member of the Iowa State Teachers Education Association and a life member of the National Education Association. He was active in educational organizations throughout his teaching career. He served on a committee selected by the Iowa State Department of Education that produced a handbook for the junior high schools in the state of Iowa.
He is a member of Grace Lutheran Church where he served several terms on the church council.
He is a member of the Elks Lodge #304 where he was chairman of the Youth Activities Committee for an extended period. His long membership in the Muscatine Power Boat Club is evidence of his love of water created in his early life around the lakes of Minnesota.
He is survived by his wife Helen, of Muscatine; one son Robert Olson, a retired teacher living in Georgia with his wife, Wanda; one daughter Jane Ann O'Toole who lives on a farm near Muscatine with her husband, Jim; four grandchildren Kurt and Kristin Olson and Jonathan and Sarah O'Toole; two step grandchildren Michelle and Denise; six great grandchildren.
He is preceded by his parents, one brother Wesley who passed away in 1984, and one great grandson.