Roger Glen OLSON

OLSON, MILLER, KREITLOW

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:54

Roger Glen Olson
25 July 1944 --- 8 August 1980

Dows - Roger Olson, 36, of rural Dows was killed Friday when his car went out of control on a Franklin County road northwest of here. County authorities said the car rolled about 2:45 am, pinning Olson underneath.

Des Moines Tribune -- Iowa
8 August 1980

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Dows - Services for Roger G. Olson were held here Monday from the First Lutheran Church. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery and Willim Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Olson died early Friday morning of injuries received in a pickup truck accident.

Roger G. Olson was born July 25, 1944 at Hampton, the son of Jens and Dorothy Miller Olson. Following graduation from Dows High School in 1962 he attended the University of Northern Iowa. He and Carol Kreitlow were married December 9, 1967 and he had farmed with his father. Mr. Olson was a member and a deacon of First Lutheran Church, a past president of the Dows Golf Course, had been secretary of the Franklin County Cattlemen's Association and served with the Iowa National Guard from 1966 to 1972.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two children, Krista and Greg; his parents of Dows and a brother Larry of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Iowa Falls Citizen --- Iowa
13 August 1980

Source --- Betsy Monson