Olsen, Mary Evelyn (Arentson) Nichols (1934 - 2023)

OLSEN, ARENTSON, NICHOLS, MILLER, WATSON, SWENSON, PETERSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/24/2023 at 16:10:51

Name of deceased: Mary Evelyn Nichols Olsen (nee (Arentson))

Aged: 89 yrs, 1 day

Residence: Accura Healthcare, Marshalltown, Marshall County, IA

Born: Feb. 7, 1934; rural Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: Feb. 8, 2023; Accura Healthcare, Marshalltown, Marshall County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023; Roland Funeral Home, Atlantic, IA; burial was in the Atlantic Cemetery, Atlantic, IA

Survived by: Son, Greg (spouse, Marilee) Nichols; grandchildren, Paul (spouse, Jona) Nichols, Brent (spouse, Laura) Nichols, Timothy (spouse, Sara) Nichols, Melody (spouse, Michael) Miller, Chad (spouse, Rachel) Nichols, and Heather (spouse, Thomas) Watson; 15 great-grandchildren; step-children, Steve Olsen, Gary (spouse, Linda) Olsen, Carol (spouse, Olsen) Swenson, Keith (spouse, Barb) Olsen, and their families; brother, Gene Arentson; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Eddie and Alice (nee Peterson) Arentson

Education: Attended Lincoln #4 (Shelby County, IA) country school through Grade 8, and then graduated from Harlan (IA) High School, Class of 1952; she then attended Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE; she graduated in 1956 with a BS degree in Nursing

Religious affiliation: Baptized at Bethel Baptist Church, Harlan, IA; active member of GracePoint Church, Atlantic, IA until moving to Marshalltown, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Richard D. Nichols; Aug. 31, 1956; location not provided (2) G. Wayne Olsen; date and location not provided

Employment: After receiving her nursing degree, Mary worked at Harlan (IA) Hospital in the OB department and then at Cass County Memorial Hospital, Atlantic, IA from 1956 until she retired in 1999; she worked as a supervisor on the night shift for many of those years.

Hobbies/Interests: was an avid gardener; accomplished seamstress

Sources: harlanonline.com