Olaf (Ole) Olson age 86 of Oak Grove, MN joined his son, Thomas Olson, in Heaven on January 14th. Olaf grew up on a farm in northern MN with 9 siblings. He served 2 years in the army. Ole loved his family, sports, hunting, gardening, cards, Fords, and scratch offs! Ole was his grandchildren’s biggest fan at their sporting events. The last one he attended was last fall seeing his grandson play varsity football.
Ole is survived by his loving wife, Jean; daughters, Cindy (Dave) and Jennifer (Cory); Grandchildren, Kelsey (Gerry), Nick, Mikaela (Jared), Megan (Alex), Anthony, Sam, Cordelia, and Chase; Great grandchildren, Henry and Blakely; Siblings, Delbert (Linda), Judy, Carol, Lorraine, and Gilbert; Many Nieces and Nephews.
Service 3:30 on 2/2/22 with visitation one hour prior at Zion Lutheran Church 1601 S 4th Ave. Anoka, MN. Celebration of Life gathering also on 2/2/22 at the Anoka American Legion from 5:00-9:00. To honor my dad’s love of sports please wear sports apparel.
We cannot express enough gratitude to Jessica and April from hospice and the staff at the Mpls VA.
In lieu of flowers memorials preferred to the Minneapolis VA and Mary T Hospice.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.GearhartAnokaChapel.com for the Olson family.
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