Howard H. Olson
May 23, 1927 - June 21, 2017
Murrells Inlet
Howard H. Olson passed away peacefully with his wife and children by his side, in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina on June 21, 2017.
A frequent and enthusiastic traveler, he had just completed his last of many trips; this one was, to celebrate his 90th birthday and the graduation of his youngest grandchild in California.
Howard Olson was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 23, 1927, the son of the late Halfdan G. Olson and Ruth Swanson Olson.
Howard was a lifelong learner. He graduated from Carl Schurz High School in Chicago in 1944. Upon graduating, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, receiving a B.S. in Dairy Science in 1948. He continued his education at the University of Minnesota, earning his Ph.D. in Dairy Science and Physiology in 1952. His interest in agriculture stemmed from spending his summers on his mother's parents' farm in Amery, Wisconsin.
He met his first wife, Maurine Fay Schroeder, while they were studying at the University of Minnesota. They were married in 1951.
After receiving his doctorate, Howard served as Director of Research with Curtiss Candy Farms in Cary, Illinois for two years before leaving to become a Professor of Dairy Science at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, where he remained until his retirement in 1989. In addition to teaching multiple generations of students, he taught and conducted research programs in Dairy Cattle Management and Reproductive Physiology.
Howard's interest in dairy science as well as his willingness to embrace new experiences and challenges led to a lifetime of teaching, research, and learning throughout the world. He served as Director of International Agriculture at Southern Illinois University, managing programs in Brazil, Zambia, and Pakistan. His interest in international work started in 1966 when he, family in tow, left for Cairo, Egypt, where he took a position as a Fulbright Lecturer at Ain Shams University for a year. Once this interest started, it never abated. Shortly after his time in Egypt, he took off for Hyderabad, India, serving as a Dairy Cattle Management trainer for Peace Corps Volunteers. Then, in 1981, he served as a Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Peradeniya in Kandy, Sri Lanka. His international interest outlasted his tenure as a professor: after retirement, he served on Farmer-to-Farmer assignments in Egypt, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Nicaragua, and Mexico.
His international forays aside, Howard lived in Carbondale, Illinois for most of his professional life, where he and Maurine raised their four children. After Maurine's death, he moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his daughter Kirsten's family lived at the time in 1992. In 2001, he married Ethel Devendorf and moved to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. During the last two decades of his life, he traveled the world with Ethel and enjoyed summers every year on Stoner Lake in Caroga Lake, New York.
He is a member of Alpha Gamma Rho Social Fraternity and of Alpha Zeta and Sigma Xi Honorary Fraternities.
Throughout his life, he was an active member of the Lutheran Church.
He is predeceased by his first wife, Maurine Fay Schroeder Olson (1990) and his daughter Gwen Lucas (1999).
He is survived by his wife, Ethel Irene Klinger Devendorf, his children, Kurt Olson and family of Miami, Florida, Kirsten Olson and family of Arlington, Virginia, and Karin Olson and family of Palo Alto, California; and his seven grandchildren, two great-grandsons, three stepchildren, eight step-grandchildren, and thirteen step-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be presented to Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, (www.shepherdofthesea.com).
An interment service will be conducted at the Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Burroughs Funeral Home and Cremation Services (843.651.1440) of Murrells Inlet is assisting the family.
Published in The Sun News on July 2, 2017
May 23, 1927 - June 21, 2017
Murrells Inlet
Howard H. Olson passed away peacefully with his wife and children by his side, in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina on June 21, 2017.
A frequent and enthusiastic traveler, he had just completed his last of many trips; this one was, to celebrate his 90th birthday and the graduation of his youngest grandchild in California.
Howard Olson was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 23, 1927, the son of the late Halfdan G. Olson and Ruth Swanson Olson.
Howard was a lifelong learner. He graduated from Carl Schurz High School in Chicago in 1944. Upon graduating, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, receiving a B.S. in Dairy Science in 1948. He continued his education at the University of Minnesota, earning his Ph.D. in Dairy Science and Physiology in 1952. His interest in agriculture stemmed from spending his summers on his mother's parents' farm in Amery, Wisconsin.
He met his first wife, Maurine Fay Schroeder, while they were studying at the University of Minnesota. They were married in 1951.
After receiving his doctorate, Howard served as Director of Research with Curtiss Candy Farms in Cary, Illinois for two years before leaving to become a Professor of Dairy Science at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, where he remained until his retirement in 1989. In addition to teaching multiple generations of students, he taught and conducted research programs in Dairy Cattle Management and Reproductive Physiology.
Howard's interest in dairy science as well as his willingness to embrace new experiences and challenges led to a lifetime of teaching, research, and learning throughout the world. He served as Director of International Agriculture at Southern Illinois University, managing programs in Brazil, Zambia, and Pakistan. His interest in international work started in 1966 when he, family in tow, left for Cairo, Egypt, where he took a position as a Fulbright Lecturer at Ain Shams University for a year. Once this interest started, it never abated. Shortly after his time in Egypt, he took off for Hyderabad, India, serving as a Dairy Cattle Management trainer for Peace Corps Volunteers. Then, in 1981, he served as a Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Peradeniya in Kandy, Sri Lanka. His international interest outlasted his tenure as a professor: after retirement, he served on Farmer-to-Farmer assignments in Egypt, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Nicaragua, and Mexico.
His international forays aside, Howard lived in Carbondale, Illinois for most of his professional life, where he and Maurine raised their four children. After Maurine's death, he moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his daughter Kirsten's family lived at the time in 1992. In 2001, he married Ethel Devendorf and moved to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. During the last two decades of his life, he traveled the world with Ethel and enjoyed summers every year on Stoner Lake in Caroga Lake, New York.
He is a member of Alpha Gamma Rho Social Fraternity and of Alpha Zeta and Sigma Xi Honorary Fraternities.
Throughout his life, he was an active member of the Lutheran Church.
He is predeceased by his first wife, Maurine Fay Schroeder Olson (1990) and his daughter Gwen Lucas (1999).
He is survived by his wife, Ethel Irene Klinger Devendorf, his children, Kurt Olson and family of Miami, Florida, Kirsten Olson and family of Arlington, Virginia, and Karin Olson and family of Palo Alto, California; and his seven grandchildren, two great-grandsons, three stepchildren, eight step-grandchildren, and thirteen step-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be presented to Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, (www.shepherdofthesea.com).
An interment service will be conducted at the Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Burroughs Funeral Home and Cremation Services (843.651.1440) of Murrells Inlet is assisting the family.
Published in The Sun News on July 2, 2017
Howard H. Olson
May 23, 1927 - June 21, 2017
Murrells Inlet
Howard H. Olson passed away peacefully with his wife and children by his side, in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina on June 21, 2017.
A frequent and enthusiastic traveler, he had just completed his last of many trips; this one was, to celebrate his 90th birthday and the graduation of his youngest grandchild in California.
Howard Olson was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 23, 1927, the son of the late Halfdan G. Olson and Ruth Swanson Olson.
Howard was a lifelong learner. He graduated from Carl Schurz High School in Chicago in 1944. Upon graduating, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, receiving a B.S. in Dairy Science in 1948. He continued his education at the University of Minnesota, earning his Ph.D. in Dairy Science and Physiology in 1952. His interest in agriculture stemmed from spending his summers on his mother's parents' farm in Amery, Wisconsin.
He met his first wife, Maurine Fay Schroeder, while they were studying at the University of Minnesota. They were married in 1951.
After receiving his doctorate, Howard served as Director of Research with Curtiss Candy Farms in Cary, Illinois for two years before leaving to become a Professor of Dairy Science at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, where he remained until his retirement in 1989. In addition to teaching multiple generations of students, he taught and conducted research programs in Dairy Cattle Management and Reproductive Physiology.
Howard's interest in dairy science as well as his willingness to embrace new experiences and challenges led to a lifetime of teaching, research, and learning throughout the world. He served as Director of International Agriculture at Southern Illinois University, managing programs in Brazil, Zambia, and Pakistan. His interest in international work started in 1966 when he, family in tow, left for Cairo, Egypt, where he took a position as a Fulbright Lecturer at Ain Shams University for a year. Once this interest started, it never abated. Shortly after his time in Egypt, he took off for Hyderabad, India, serving as a Dairy Cattle Management trainer for Peace Corps Volunteers. Then, in 1981, he served as a Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Peradeniya in Kandy, Sri Lanka. His international interest outlasted his tenure as a professor: after retirement, he served on Farmer-to-Farmer assignments in Egypt, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Nicaragua, and Mexico.
His international forays aside, Howard lived in Carbondale, Illinois for most of his professional life, where he and Maurine raised their four children. After Maurine's death, he moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his daughter Kirsten's family lived at the time in 1992. In 2001, he married Ethel Devendorf and moved to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. During the last two decades of his life, he traveled the world with Ethel and enjoyed summers every year on Stoner Lake in Caroga Lake, New York.
He is a member of Alpha Gamma Rho Social Fraternity and of Alpha Zeta and Sigma Xi Honorary Fraternities.
Throughout his life, he was an active member of the Lutheran Church.
He is predeceased by his first wife, Maurine Fay Schroeder Olson (1990) and his daughter Gwen Lucas (1999).
He is survived by his wife, Ethel Irene Klinger Devendorf, his children, Kurt Olson and family of Miami, Florida, Kirsten Olson and family of Arlington, Virginia, and Karin Olson and family of Palo Alto, California; and his seven grandchildren, two great-grandsons, three stepchildren, eight step-grandchildren, and thirteen step-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be presented to Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, (www.shepherdofthesea.com).
An interment service will be conducted at the Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Burroughs Funeral Home and Cremation Services (843.651.1440) of Murrells Inlet is assisting the family.
Published in The Sun News on July 2, 2017
May 23, 1927 - June 21, 2017
Murrells Inlet
Howard H. Olson passed away peacefully with his wife and children by his side, in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina on June 21, 2017.
A frequent and enthusiastic traveler, he had just completed his last of many trips; this one was, to celebrate his 90th birthday and the graduation of his youngest grandchild in California.
Howard Olson was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 23, 1927, the son of the late Halfdan G. Olson and Ruth Swanson Olson.
Howard was a lifelong learner. He graduated from Carl Schurz High School in Chicago in 1944. Upon graduating, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, receiving a B.S. in Dairy Science in 1948. He continued his education at the University of Minnesota, earning his Ph.D. in Dairy Science and Physiology in 1952. His interest in agriculture stemmed from spending his summers on his mother's parents' farm in Amery, Wisconsin.
He met his first wife, Maurine Fay Schroeder, while they were studying at the University of Minnesota. They were married in 1951.
After receiving his doctorate, Howard served as Director of Research with Curtiss Candy Farms in Cary, Illinois for two years before leaving to become a Professor of Dairy Science at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, where he remained until his retirement in 1989. In addition to teaching multiple generations of students, he taught and conducted research programs in Dairy Cattle Management and Reproductive Physiology.
Howard's interest in dairy science as well as his willingness to embrace new experiences and challenges led to a lifetime of teaching, research, and learning throughout the world. He served as Director of International Agriculture at Southern Illinois University, managing programs in Brazil, Zambia, and Pakistan. His interest in international work started in 1966 when he, family in tow, left for Cairo, Egypt, where he took a position as a Fulbright Lecturer at Ain Shams University for a year. Once this interest started, it never abated. Shortly after his time in Egypt, he took off for Hyderabad, India, serving as a Dairy Cattle Management trainer for Peace Corps Volunteers. Then, in 1981, he served as a Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Peradeniya in Kandy, Sri Lanka. His international interest outlasted his tenure as a professor: after retirement, he served on Farmer-to-Farmer assignments in Egypt, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Nicaragua, and Mexico.
His international forays aside, Howard lived in Carbondale, Illinois for most of his professional life, where he and Maurine raised their four children. After Maurine's death, he moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his daughter Kirsten's family lived at the time in 1992. In 2001, he married Ethel Devendorf and moved to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. During the last two decades of his life, he traveled the world with Ethel and enjoyed summers every year on Stoner Lake in Caroga Lake, New York.
He is a member of Alpha Gamma Rho Social Fraternity and of Alpha Zeta and Sigma Xi Honorary Fraternities.
Throughout his life, he was an active member of the Lutheran Church.
He is predeceased by his first wife, Maurine Fay Schroeder Olson (1990) and his daughter Gwen Lucas (1999).
He is survived by his wife, Ethel Irene Klinger Devendorf, his children, Kurt Olson and family of Miami, Florida, Kirsten Olson and family of Arlington, Virginia, and Karin Olson and family of Palo Alto, California; and his seven grandchildren, two great-grandsons, three stepchildren, eight step-grandchildren, and thirteen step-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be presented to Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, (www.shepherdofthesea.com).
An interment service will be conducted at the Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Burroughs Funeral Home and Cremation Services (843.651.1440) of Murrells Inlet is assisting the family.
Published in The Sun News on July 2, 2017
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