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Obituary- Olson, Delbert 1

Delbert U.‘Deb’Olson
ROSSVILLE - Delbert U. “Deb” Olson, 74, Rossville, died Friday, Jan. 2, at a Rossville nursing home.

Mr. Olson was a farm laborer in Wabaunsee, Pottawatomie and Shawnee counties. He also was a mechanic at St. Marys and later operated Olson’s Garage, Rossville, 25 years. He was caretaker of the Rossville Cemetery from 1976 to 1984. He was a mechanic for the Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota from 1935 to 1938.

He was born April 6, 1912, at Dover, the son of Alfred and Anna Mae Boyles Olson.

Mr. Olson was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Rossville, and of Knights of Columbus Council No. 657, St. Marys.

He was married to Gladys R. Allen in 1933. She died in 1935. He was married to Arabell “Peggy” Bean in 1944. She died in 1966. He was married to Mary Bennett July 19, 1974, at Alma. She survives. A son, Kenneth Olson, preceded him in death.

Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Immenschuh, Rossville; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Darlene Harris and Mrs. Judi Merriman, both of Topeka, and Mrs. Mary G. Homan, St. Marys; two stepsons, Kenneth Bennett, Rossville, and Gale Bennett, Topeka; four grandchildren; 13 stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren and eight step- great-grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church here. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville Valley Manor.

We thank all our relatives, friends and neighbors for the calls, visits, cards, food and flowers given to the family in memory of our dear dad and grandfather, Delbert W. “Deb” Olson.
Sincerely,
Ruth and Robert Immenschuh; Russell; Marcia and Dan Dechand, Brandon and Kimberly; Roberta and Louie LeMay and Sheena.

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