Olson, Bernice Katherine (1925-2017)
OLSON, DYMBE, SINGELSTAD, ZENK, TWEED, HOLT
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 12/29/2017 at 14:54:02
Bernice Katherine Olson
April 13, 1925 - December 20, 2017Surrounded by her family, Bernice K. Olson, age 92, of Emmons, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at St. John’s Lutheran Home in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Bernice Katherine (Dymbe) Olson was born on April 13, 1925, west of Emmons on the family farm in Winnebago County to Peter and Anna (Singelstad) Dymbe. She attended and graduated from Lake Mills High School. Then, she enrolled at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls where she earned a teaching certificate. She taught in country schools in the Emmons area and later kindergarten in the Emmons public school.
On April 23, 1948, Bernice married Clyde Olson at the Lime Creek Synod Lutheran Church. She remained an active member at Lime Creek until her health no longer permitted. She enjoyed listening to old time music, reading cook books, and spending time with her cats.
Bernice is survived by her son, Michael Olson, of Rosemount, Minnesota; her daughter, Laura (Jim) Zenk, of Emmons, Minnesota; and a sister, Violet (Maynard) Tweed, of Ames, Iowa; as well as by numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Clyde; two brothers, Oscar and Ardell Dymbe; and a sister, Senora (Hartwick) Holt.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, December 30, 2017, at the Lime Creek Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church, rural Lake Mills, Iowa, with Pastor David Emmons officiating. Burial will follow in the Lime Creek Synod Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, December 29, 2017, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 East Main Street, Lake Mills, and will continue for one hour before to the service at the church on Saturday.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, Iowa, 2017.
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