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Birth	:	13 Dec 1927 Arlington, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	19 Sep 2005 Volga, Brookings County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	First Lutheran Cemetery, Volga, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.3139000, -96.9289017
Plot	:	Lot F-58, Gr 3
Description	:	Gene L. Olson, age 77, died Monday, September 19, 2005, at his home in Volga. Gene LeRoy Olson was born December 13, 1927, at Arlington, South Dakota, to Carl Albert and Ellen Katherine (Ahnberg) Olson. He was confirmed at Sinai Lutheran Church. He attended school in Sinai, DeSmet, and Ahnberg, and graduated from high school in Sinai in 1945. He was active in sports throughout his school years. Following high school, Gene served in the Merchant Marine. He worked for various farmers doing construction and farm work. On September 19, 1948, he married Ruth Langner in Brookings. He continued to... Read More	Gene L. Olson, age 77, died Monday, September 19, 2005, at his home in Volga. Gene LeRoy Olson was born December 13, 1927, at Arlington, South Dakota, to Carl Albert and Ellen Katherine (Ahnberg) Olson. He was confirmed at Sinai Lutheran Church. He attended school in Sinai, DeSmet, and Ahnberg, and graduated from high school in Sinai in 1945. He was active in sports throughout his school years. Following high school, Gene served in the Merchant Marine. He worked for various farmers doing construction and farm work. On September 19, 1948, he married Ruth Langner in Brookings. He continued to pursue his love of watching things grow through farming in the Volga-Sinai area, and he and Ruth began farming on their own in the mid-1950s. Gene was a member of First Lutheran Church in Volga, and Quail-Evenson American Legion Post No. 133 of Sinai. He served on the District No. 95 school board. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping, bowling, playing cards, and pitching horseshoes. He especially valued the time spent with his grandkids and other family. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Steven; and a brother, Wayne.

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Gene LeRoy Olson's memorial is located at: First Lutheran Cemetery, Volga, Brookings County, USA.
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Gene LeRoy Olson death on 19 Sep 2005 in Volga, Brookings County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 44.3139000
Longitude: -96.9289017

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Parent

Spouse

Ruth Irene Langner Olson

(1930 - 2022)

Siblings

Children

Steven R. Olson

(1950 - 1996)

Jeffrey Jay Olson

(1962 - 2020)

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