Marion Olson

Marion Lundberg Olson died on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 in Hospice at St Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness.

She was born at the family farm in Poplar, Wisconsin, nearly 104 years ago, and where she resided most of her life. She was one of ten children. At 16 she graduated from East High School in Superior and began working at the Poplar State Bank and later the National Bank of Commerce in Superior, retiring after 40 years.

In 1966 she married Enoch Olson. They resided in Superior until his death in 1981. She then returned to live at the Poplar farm.

Marion enjoyed a full and adventurous life. She visited all the world’s continents except the Antarctica, seeing all the countries in Asia and most of Europe, Central and South America.

Aside from visual and hearing impairments, she was in excellent health until her short terminal illness. Her intellectual function was uncompromised and she spent hours at her computer playing Scrabble and Solitaire. She had no physical limitations and until shortly before her death, she walked several miles a day on the Corridor Recreation Trail. She was a member of the Mission Covenant Church in Poplar.

She is survived by sisters Elsie of Poplar, and Drs., Ruth (John) Nicoloff of Northridge, CA, step children Larry (Lee) Olson, San Diego, CA, Robert (Donna) Olson, Green Bay WI, Kathryn Pierson, North FT Myers FL, and Mary (Ken) Bauer Birchwood, WI, step- grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is also survived my many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents William and Hulda Lundberg, sisters Gertrude Bergsten and Lorraine (Roger) Robinson, Agoura, CA; brothers, Willard, Norman, John, Robert, Richard; and stepson Richard.

Visitation will begin at 3:00 pm, Sunday, August 2, 2015 and will continue until the 4:00 PM funeral service at Mission Covenant Church in Poplar, WI with Pastor Darrell Nelson, officiating.

Burial will be in the Poplar Cemetery.

Pallbearers for the service will be Larry Olson, Bob Olson, Eric Olson, Shawn Olson, Scott Olson, Ryan Johnson and Aaron Johnson.

Memorials may be given to the Mission Covenant Church Building fund, 5161 South County Road P, Poplar, WI 54864 or the Talking Library and Braille Library of Wisconsin, 813 W. Wells St., Milwaukee, WI 53233-1436.

The Lenroot-Maetzold Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

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