Growing up she worked on her father's dairy farm. She was a member of 4H, in sewing and baking. She was active in the church youth group, sang in the church choir and was a member of the Glee club.
As a young adult she graduated from Graves Barnhardt Secretarial School in Madison, Wisconsin. She worked as a secretary in Monroe, Wisconsin, where she met Theodore J. Olson. They were married June 1, 1949 in Juda.
They moved to Colorado, initially making their home in Boulder, where Dorothy received her “Putting Husband Through" degree when Ted graduated from the University of Colorado.
After moving to Denver they adopted four children. Twins Bruce and Brenda, daughter Suanne and son Andrew.
She mourned the loss of her loving husband on October 9, 2011 after 62 years of marriage.
She is preceded in death by her siblings, Roland, June, Robert, Arthur Jr., Donald, and James, and by her grandson Samuel Olson.
She is survived by her four children, eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, with 3 more great-grandchildren expected this year.
She passed away peacefully on May 11, 2020.
She will be interred at Ft. Logan National Cemetery.
COMPARTA UN OBITUARIO
v.1.9.6