Donald O. "Don" Olson, 1933 - 2006
OLSON, LARSEN, LEONARD
Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 9/17/2017 at 20:22:36
Sioux City Journal
17 July 2006Donald O. "Don" Olson, 73, of Johnston, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City and Mapleton, Iowa, passed from this life on Friday, July 14, 2006, following a courageous battle with cancer at his home in Johnston.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Iles Funeral Homes-Westover Chapel in Des Moines. Interment and committal services will be 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. today, with family present 5 to 7 p.m., at the funeral home.
Don was born on June 2, 1933, in Castana, Iowa, to Oscar W. and Agnes L. (Larsen) Olson.
He married Darlene Ann Leonard on May 22, 1955, at Sergeant Bluff. Don was the owner of Merle Hay Lanes in Des Moines. He had been in the bowling business for nearly 35 years, owning bowling centers in Boone, Iowa, Topeka, Kan. and Mapleton, Iowa. In his earlier years, Don was a carpenter by trade.
He was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in McKinney, Texas and Local 948 Sioux City Carpenter"s Union.
He is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife of 51 years, Darlene Olson of Johnston; a son, Mark Olson and his wife, Deb of Johnston; two daughters, Tammy King and Michele Forbis, both of McKinney, Texas; a sister, Marge Suhr and her husband, Kenneth of Deep River, Conn; 10 grandchildren, Greg Olson, Justin Olson, Nicole King, Chelsi King, Hayley King, Kristin Forbis, Andy Eiselstein, Christine Eiselstein, Courtney Simpson and Collin McCoy; and seven nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials may be made to The Donald Olson Memorial Fund, directed to Westover Funeral Home; c/o The Donald Olson Family, 6337 Hickman Rd., Des Moines, IA 50322.
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