Nesheim, Jaerdis E. (Osmundson) Olson 1926 - 2018

NESHEIM, OSMUNDSON, QUANDAHL, OLSON, SOLLIEN, BURNETT, SCHUMACHER, BAKKEN, BERNER, THORSON

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:43

Jaerdis E. Olson Nesheim, age 92, of Decorah, IA, died Monday morning, July 9, 2018 at Wellington Place in Decorah.

Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 13, 2018 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah, with Pastor Amy Larson officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah.

Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 12 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah, and on Friday beginning at 10:00 a.m., one hour before the service, at Decorah Lutheran Church.

Jaerdis Evangeline (Osmundson) Olson Nesheim was born June 18, 1926 in Spring Grove, Minnesota, the daughter of Jeremiah F. and Alma J. (Quandahl) Osmundson. She was the oldest of seven children. Jaerdis attended school in Quandahl, Iowa and graduated from Decorah High School. She started teaching in Burr Oak Village School in a one room school house and taught there for 8 years.

Jaerdis was united in marriage to Melvin B. Olson on November 23, 1944 at Highland Lutheran Church in rural Decorah. They were blessed with three sons: Bernard, Matthew and John.

Jaerdis graduated from Luther College in 1969 and continued teaching. She was an elementary teacher in Decorah Schools for 29 years. She said she really enjoyed teaching and her whole life revolved around the teaching. Melvin died in 1990.

Jaerdis liked to travel, do basket weaving and scrapbooking and most of all be with her family and involved in all their activities. She was a long time member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

Jaerdis was united in marriage to Norwin A. “Bud” Nesheim on July 2, 1994 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah. Bud died in 2012.

Jaerdis moved into Wellington Place Assisted Living in April 2014.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband Melvin B. Olson; her second husband Norwin A. “Bud” Nesheim; two sons, Matthew Olson in 1975 and Bernard Olson in 1999; her daughter-in-law, Connie Olson in 1988; and by three sisters: Inez Sollien, Adele Burnett and Sharon Schumacher.

Jaerdis is survived by her son John Olson of Colorado Springs, CO; her grandchildren Paula Bakken, Bernard Olson Jr., Sarah Berner, Lucas Olson, Todd Olson and Erica Olson; her great-grandchildren Kayla Bakken, Shaina Bakken, Matthew Bakken, Ariel Olson, Mercedes Olson, Isabelle Olson, Kameron Olson and Morgan Berner; her great great granddaughter Rossalina Olson; one sister, Florence Thorson of Spring Valley, MN; and by two brothers, Gerald (Joan) Osmundson of Washburn, IA and Richard (Leatta) Osmundson of Eagan, MN.

Source: Fjelstul Funeral Home database

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