Alvina Odella (Hovick) Olson (1923-2019)

OLSON, HOVICK, LARSON, PETERSON, TEIG

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 12/21/2019 at 16:51:28

Obituary From Adams Soderstrum Funeral Home, Story County, Iowa.

Alvina Odella Olson
January 25, 1923 - December 2, 2019

Alvina Odella (Hovick) Olson was born on January 25, 1923 to Arthur and Tena (Larson) Hovick. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church and confirmed at Elim Lutheran Church. Her strong faith and her church were important throughout her entire life. She graduated from Randall High School in 1940 and married Ole G. Olson on May 30, 1943 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. She was a strong hard-working partner for their 56 years of marriage on the Olson Century Farm in Christytown, north of Story City. Following Ole’s death in 1999, she moved into Story City and then more recently near Gene and Sue where she received excellent care.

Alvina passed away December 2, 2019 at The Bridges of Ankeny Memory Care at the age of 96.

Alvina is survived by a son, Ole Gene Olson and his wife Susan (Peterson) of Ankeny; two grandsons, Randy (Kelsey) Olson of Story City and Steve Olson of Ankeny; four great grandchildren, Aubrey, Keaton, Kiernan and Peter. She is also survived by a brother Raymond (Juanita) Hovick of Ankeny. Family meant the world to her.

She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, John, Milo, Harold, Theroy and Richard Hovick and three sisters, Olive Teig and two sisters named Arlene.

Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church.

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