Roger C. Olson (1936-2019)
OLSON, JAMISON, ZWEIFEL, JOHNSON, GELLERMAN, NESSET, WOODS, HERFENDA, CUMMINGS
Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 12/21/2019 at 18:01:58
From Fredregill Family Funeral Home obituary, Collins and Zearing, Story County, Iowa:
Roger C. Olson
December 28, 1936 - November 21, 2019Roger Olson, 82, of Zearing, Iowa passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at the Salem United Methodist Church in Hubbard, Iowa. His memorial service will immediately follow the visitation and begin at 2:00 p.m., Pastor Ward Richards Jr. will officiate. Roger will be buried in the Buffalo Township Cemetery in Titonka, Iowa at a later date.
Roger was born in Albert Lee, Minnesota on December 28, 1936 to Elmer and Martha (Jamison) Olson. He was raised in Albert Lee and attended school there, graduating with the class of 1954. Following school, he began working as a carpenter, painter, tiler, and built water towers. Roger was also a boxer, earning his golden gloves. On October 2, 1971 Roger married the love of his life Corinne Zweifel-Johnson in Albert Lee. In 1978 Roger was sworn in as a police officer in Titonka and as a Kossuth County officer reserve. In 1980 Roger took a full time position as the town cop in Fenton, Iowa. A job he dedicatedly served until he retired in 1994. In those days not only did he protect the community as the town cop but he also became the town water man, garbage collector, and water works. In 1996 Roger joined Corinne in Zearing and began working at Colo-NESCO as a custodian.
He was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church, Iowa Firemen's Association, and the Kussuth County Reserve Sherriff Department. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, old cars, and being a clown with his Albert Lee clown group.
Those left to cherish his loving memory are his wife Corinne Olson; children Rick (Shere) Johnson, Mark (Valerie) Johnson, and Kirk (Mary) Johnson; grandchildren Jasmine Johnson, Jessica (Mark) Gellerman, and Tyler Nesset; great-grandchildren Lane and Bryce Nesset; siblings Arletta Woods and Edna Herfenda; many cousins, nieces, nephews, and close friends.
Roger was preceded in death by his parents, grandson Colton Johnson, son Mitch Nesset, brother Larry Olson, and sister Kairen Cummings.
Fredregill Family Funeral Home in Zearing has been entrusted with the care of Roger and his family.
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