Remembering the life of Ethel A. Olson
Funeral Services for Ethel Annabelle Olson, of Albert Lea, formerly of Hartland, were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 9, 2015 at Cross of Glory Lutheran Church in Hartland. The Rev. Dr. Mark Hillmer officiated.Interment was in Hartland Cemetery, Hartland, MN. Visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour before the service at the church.
Ethel died on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Prairie Senior Cottages in Albert Lea. She was 92.
She was born on October 3, 1922, in Albert Lea, the daughter of A.J. (Jim) and Evelyn “Eva” (Montanye) Pirkl. She grew up in the Geneva community and attended country school. She graduated from Ellendale High School with the class of 1941 and then attended business school in Minneapolis.
She worked in the office of Wilson and Co. in Albert Lea. On August 24, 1946, she married Oliver Olson at the Cross of Glory Lutheran Church in Hartland. Together they lived and farmed in rural Hartland and were members of the Cross of Glory congregation. Her greatest enjoyment came from gardening and spending time with her grandchildren.She will be greatly missed by her family, children Kenneth (Peggy) Olson of Waseca, MN, Colleen (LuVern) Lyle of Oakland, MN, Darwyn (Ladonna) Olson of Hartland, MN; grandchildren: Laura Langer of Waseca, MN, Carrie (Kyle) Holmen of Owatonna, MN, Audra (Kenneth) Pritchard of Lake Elmo, MN, Erica (Bo) Mortensen of Brandon, SD, Stacia (Chad) Miller of Rochester, MN, and Melissa (Alvin) Barclay of Oakland, MN; great grandchildren: Joseph, Bethany, Samantha, Molly, Gavin, Lucas, Grace, Mayson, Logan, Allie and Avery; two sisters-in-law Wilma Pirkl and Alice Simonson; two nieces Connie Johnson and Vicki Lysne, one nephew Alex Pirkl, and a number of cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents A.J. and Eva Pirkl, husband Oliver, brother Zeral Pirkl, infant sister Estelle and nephew LaRuen Johnson.