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Martha <I>Rogers</I> Olson

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Martha Rogers Olson

Birth
Lucas, Lucas County, Iowa, USA
Death
14 Sep 2007 (aged 90)
Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Mausoleum
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Martha R. Olson, age 90 of Rochelle, passed away on Friday, Sept. 14, 2007 at Wisconsin Rapids Care Center. She was born Nov. 20, 1916 in Lucas, IA, the daughter of Charles B. and Lora (Baker) Rogers. She married Charles K. Olson on June 21, 1941 in Lucas, IA and he preceded her on Nov. 28,1990. Martha was also preceded by 2 half brothers: Harold "Bert" Rogers and Rodney Scott Rogers and a half sister: Helen Wennerstrum. She graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL in 1938 and was a former elementary school teacher in Rochelle.

Martha was a member of the First Presbyterian Church; life member of the Flagg Township Historical Society; member of Salome Chapter of the Eastern Star; member and former regent for the D.A.R.

Services will be at the First Presbyterian Church in Rochelle, on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Dr. John Hamilton and Rev. Dr. James Tilley. The visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service at 10:00 AM at the church. Entombment will be at Lawnridge Mausoleum. Memorials can be made to First Presbyterian Church or Diabetes Foundation.
Martha R. Olson, age 90 of Rochelle, passed away on Friday, Sept. 14, 2007 at Wisconsin Rapids Care Center. She was born Nov. 20, 1916 in Lucas, IA, the daughter of Charles B. and Lora (Baker) Rogers. She married Charles K. Olson on June 21, 1941 in Lucas, IA and he preceded her on Nov. 28,1990. Martha was also preceded by 2 half brothers: Harold "Bert" Rogers and Rodney Scott Rogers and a half sister: Helen Wennerstrum. She graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL in 1938 and was a former elementary school teacher in Rochelle.

Martha was a member of the First Presbyterian Church; life member of the Flagg Township Historical Society; member of Salome Chapter of the Eastern Star; member and former regent for the D.A.R.

Services will be at the First Presbyterian Church in Rochelle, on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Dr. John Hamilton and Rev. Dr. James Tilley. The visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service at 10:00 AM at the church. Entombment will be at Lawnridge Mausoleum. Memorials can be made to First Presbyterian Church or Diabetes Foundation.


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  • Created by: ogleCounty
  • Added: Jan 9, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46478702/martha-olson: accessed ), memorial page for Martha Rogers Olson (20 Nov 1916–14 Sep 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46478702, citing Lawnridge Cemetery, Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by ogleCounty (contributor 46623374).