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Olimpa Mary “Olympia” Mikulicz Currie

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Birth	:	17 Dec 1924 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	13 Sep 2020 Odebolt, Sac County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Odebolt Cemetery, Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2985992, -95.2469025
Description	:	Olympia Mary Currie December 17, 1924 ~ September 13, 2020 Olympia Mary Currie, age 95, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020, at the Odebolt Specialty Care of Odebolt, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at the Odebolt Cemetery of Odebolt, Iowa. Pastor Bill Crawford will officiate. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, masks are encouraged and social distancing rules apply. The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Odebolt, Iowa, is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Olimpa "Olympia" Mary (Mikulicz) Currie was born on December... Read More	Olympia Mary Currie December 17, 1924 ~ September 13, 2020 Olympia Mary Currie, age 95, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020, at the Odebolt Specialty Care of Odebolt, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at the Odebolt Cemetery of Odebolt, Iowa. Pastor Bill Crawford will officiate. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, masks are encouraged and social distancing rules apply. The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Odebolt, Iowa, is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Olimpa "Olympia" Mary (Mikulicz) Currie was born on December 17, 1924, in Sioux City, Iowa, the oldest daughter of ethnic Polish immigrants Josef & Stefania (Aleksandrowicz) Mikulicz. She attended Sioux City Public Schools (Hobson Elementary, Woodrow Wilson Junior High) and graduated from Sioux City Central High School “The Castle on the Hill” in January 1943. Following the path of her dad, she worked at the Cudahy packing plant – a job she would have for the remainder of World War II. In 1946, she decided to pursue her true ambition – to become a nurse. She applied late, but received a special exemption from the head nun, Sister LaSalette, to join the incoming class at the St. Joseph Mercy School of Nursing in Sioux City – a situation she would recall proudly all her life. Olympia excelled in her training and received her Graduate Nurse diploma in May 1949. She completed her nursing residency in February 1950, passing her boards on May 16, 1950. Soon after, her path took yet another course as she met the love of her life, John Stuart Currie, the older brother of one of her nursing school classmates. Stuart proposed to her on Valentine’s Day 1952. They were united in marriage on May 28, 1952, in Sioux City. They made their home on the Currie farm in Cook Township north of Odebolt. They were blessed with three children, Douglas, Stephanie, and John. She and Stuart enjoyed many happy years working together on their farm and watching their children grow, memories that are preserved forever in cherished 16mm movies and slides. She enjoyed her flowers, her garden, and working at the Odebolt Community Fair. Her multi-layered salads and checkerboard birthday cakes were staples at family gatherings. She maintained her nursing license for most of her life, helping at the Ida Grove hospital and on blood drives in Odebolt. Stuart passed away after a sudden illness in 1986. The following year, Olympia moved into Odebolt. Her meticulously maintained home was known for the best swept sidewalks in town–a task she did daily. She was an early riser who met the Sioux City Journal paperboy at the door each morning. Her later years were dominated by her grandchildren’s activities–concerts, sports, weddings and eventually great grandchildren. Olympia spent many early mornings before school supervising grandsons’ basketball shoot-arounds. She was often the very first person at Bart Ogden Gymnasium in ‘her seat' for basketball games and was even named an honorary member of the O-A boys’ basketball team. Olympia was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Odebolt for 68 years. There she served as Deacon, on the Mary Elizabeth Guild, taught Sunday School, and sang in the choir. The Catholic faith of her youth never left her as she religiously prayed the rosary every day–especially in her later years. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Douglas (Mitzi) Currie of Polk City, IA, Stephanie Freeman (Les Spitzack) of Crystal River, FL and John (Laurie) Currie of Odebolt, IA; her 9 grandchildren, Angela (Brent) Greubel of Lee’s Summit, MO, Jeffrey Currie of Des Moines, IA, Brian (Jessica) Currie of Madrid, IA, Colin Currie of Moingona, IA, Daniel (Theresa) Etler of Shawnee, KS, David (April) Etler of Gilbert, IA, Steven (Chelsey) Currie of Independence, MN, Mark (Angie) Currie of Van Meter, IA, David (Kelly) Currie of Odebolt, IA; 12 great grandchildren, Heidi and Hudson Greubel, Madeline and Mason Etler, Emma and Austin Etler, Kellen, Aaron, and Everett Currie, Elliott and Claire Currie, Jocelyn Currie; and Olympia’s younger sister Janina (Jack) Johnson of Cherokee, IA; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Stuart Currie; her brothers Ted, John, Leo and Stephen; and a sister Wanda. Her family rejoices in her long life while also celebrating her ascension to Heaven and her long-awaited reunion with her beloved Stuart. [Source: Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Odebolt, Iowa]

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Olimpa Mary “Olympia” Mikulicz Currie's memorial is located at: Odebolt Cemetery, Odebolt, Sac County, USA.
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Olimpa Mary “Olympia” Mikulicz Currie death on 13 Sep 2020 in Odebolt, Sac County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.2985992
Longitude: -95.2469025

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Thadeus Mikulicz

(1892 - 1970)

Stefania Alexandrowicz Mikulicz

(1894 - 1974)

Spouse

John Stuart Currie

(1923 - 1986)

Siblings

Ted J Mikulicz

(1917 - 1984)

John Mikulicz

(1918 - 1979)

Wanda Mikulicz

(1930 - 1937)

Janina Ann Mikulicz Johnson

(1934 - 2020)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Odebolt Cemetery
Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2985992, -95.2469025

2. Saint Martins Catholic Cemetery
Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2985573, -95.2481842

3. Richland Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3544006, -95.2238998

4. Hayes Township Cemetery
Arthur, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2943993, -95.3427963

5. Salem Reform Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3555984, -95.1866989

6. Tom Marks Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2537000, -95.1605000

7. Clinton Township Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3330600, -95.1475000

8. Linton Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3330994, -95.1474991

9. Bethel Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2192001, -95.3043976

10. Emmanuel Cemetery
Cook Township, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3993988, -95.2063980

11. Saint John Lutheran Church Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1780000, -95.2650000

12. Wall Lake Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2757988, -95.0805969

13. Kiron Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1817017, -95.3133011

14. Hayes Chapel Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2723897, -95.4215386

15. South Wall Lake Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2318993, -95.0911026

16. Cook Center Cemetery
Schaller, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4432983, -95.2649994

17. Protestant Union Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4294014, -95.1483002

18. Ida Grove Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3560982, -95.4516983

19. Sac County Farm Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4295560, -95.1175190

20. Grant Township Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2242012, -95.4569016

21. Ferguson Cemetery
Lake View, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3142014, -95.0132980

22. Immanuel Presbyterian Cemetery
Carnarvon, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2392006, -95.0224991

23. Early Union Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4578018, -95.1425018

24. Lehfeldt Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1458170, -95.3724972