The funeral service for Ardella Schroeder-Olsen will be held on Friday, April 20 at the LeSueur River Lutheran Church in New Richland at 11 a.m. Pastor Paul Meierding will officiate. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday at Friedrich Funeral Service as well as one hour prior to the service at the church.
Ardella Schroeder-Olsen passed away peacefully on April 16, 2012 in Waseca.
Ardella Eleanore (Reese) Schroeder-Olsen was born on December 1, 1918 along with her twin Ardis in Waseca County. She was baptized at LeSueur River Lutheran Church and attended District #8 Public School. She attended bible school and was confirmed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hartland. She attended New Richland High School for one year, and finished in Ellendale, graduating in 1937. Graduating from high school was something she was very proud of and she would bring it up often. She was also proud of the fact that her mother was a twin and, of the nine siblings, there were two sets of twins.
In April of 1938, she married Alvin Carlson at the Associated Church in Owatonna, MN. They were the parents of four children: Richard, LaVon, Eugene, and James.
Ardella married Walter Schroeder on New Year’s Eve in 1954. They had one son: Steven Schroeder. They started farming in Clarks Grove, MN and moved to New Richland and continued farming until 1969. They operated the APCO station in New Richland for 15 years. She also worked at Brown Printing for 20 years before retiring in 1981. She was widowed in 1982.
Ardella met and married Cortes Olsen in 1987. They traveled extensively during their years together and were married 12 years before his death in 1999.
Ardella is survived by three children, LaVon Tracy, Eugene (Connie) Carlson, and Steve (Diane) Schroeder; two step sons, Roger Schroeder and Harlan (Beverly) Schroeder; ten grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; two sisters, Doris Voigt, and Maxine Hanson; and one brother, Martin Reese.
Ardella is preceded in death by two sons, Richard and James Carlson; husbands, Walter Schroeder and Cortes Olsen; two step sons, Harold Schroeder and Jerry Schroeder; three sisters; and two brothers.
Ardella will be missed by all who loved her. Sweet rest in Heaven Mom.