Charline M. Olsen

She was born February 9, 1929, in Chicago to Charles and Marie (Drost) Wollak. On August 18, 1952, she married Donald S. Olsen in Chicago.

She was a wonderful wife and mother, and a grandma to many. Thanks for amazing Christmas memories. You will be surely missed.

She is survived by her sons, Robert (Mary Jeanne), William (Derene), Jay (Eileen), Charles, Gregory (Marylu) and Phillip (Diane); and her grandchildren, Jeffrey, Katelyn, Kelsey, Steven, Lindsey, Dana, Danielle, Elise, Max, Chase, and Sydney.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; her infant daughter, Shelly Marie Olsen; her parents; and her sisters, Vikki and Dorothy.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8:30pm on Tuesday, January 10, at Marengo-Union Funeral Home, 505 E. Grant Hwy., Marengo.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:30am on Wednesday, January 11, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 323 N. Taylor St., Marengo.

Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, 1140 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607, Easter Seals Dupage, 830 S. Addison Ave., Villa Park, IL 60181, or Animal Assisted Program, OSF St. Anthony, 5666 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61108.

For information call the funeral home at 815-568-8131. Online condolences may be made at www.marengo-unionfuneralhome.com.