Olson, Rodney (1956-2007)

OLSON, BABCOCK, OUDERKIRK

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 8/8/2013 at 08:57:17

Rodney Olson
July 14, 1956 - July 3, 2007

Rodney Wayne Olson, 50, of Altoona, Iowa, died on July 3, 2007.

Rodney was born on July 14, 1956, to Carl and Dollis (Babcock) Olson in Forest City, Iowa. He graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1974, and from North Iowa Area Community College in 1976.

On September 5, 1981, Rodney married Sandra Ouderkirk at the United Methodist Church in Atlantic, Iowa. The couple settled in Iowa City, Iowa, where they were blessed with two children, Jason Christopher, 21, and Laura LeAnn, 15. In 1994, the family moved to Knoxville, Iowa, and then to Altoona in 2004. Rodney worked as a Pharmacy Technician in Des Moines prior to his early retirement in 2003 for health reasons.

Rodney enjoyed spending time with his family quietly at home. His hobbies included chess, coin collecting, and tropical fish.

Rodney is survived by his wife of twenty-five years, Sandra Olson, of Altoona; his son, Jason; his daughter, Laura; his parents, Carl and Dollis Olson, of Clear Lake; and his brothers, Randy (Jo) Olson, of Richmond, Virginia, and Ronald (Darla) Olson, of Lu Verne, Iowa, as well as by twenty nieces and nephews, three great-nieces and nephews, and other relatives.

Rodney was preceded in death by his oldest brother, Ronald Wayne, who died in infancy, and his grandparents, Abe and Gert Olson and Willis and Elna Babcock.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 PM, Saturday, July 7, 2007, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North 4th St., Clear Lake, Iowa, with Reverend Dean Hess of Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday from 4:00 until 6:00 PM at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel. Interment will be at Madison Township Cemetery, Forest City, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the Rodney Olson Memorial Fund.

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