OBITUARY:Eva "Lois" (Reed) Olson, 1921-2004, Worth Co., Iowa


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[Adapted from Northwood Anchor obituary, March 17, 2004]


                          Eva Lois Olson

Eva Lois Olson, 82, of Nevada, Iowa, formerly of Northwood, Iowa, died
Friday, March 12, 2004, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa.

Her funeral was on Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at Northwood United
Methodist Church. Burial will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service at the church.

Bacon Funeral Home, Nevada, was in charge of arrangements.


    Copyright 2004, K.L. Kittleson

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[Adapted from Northwood Anchor online, Posted Mar. 24, 2004]



                          Eva Lois Olson
              
Eva Lois Olson, 82, of Collins, died Friday, March 12, 2004 at Mary
Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa.

Lois was born on June 2, 1921 in Huntington, Indiana, the daughter of
Wallace and Effie (Stech) Reed.  She graduated from the Huntington
Public School system in 1939.  Following high school, she entered
into nurses training at Moline Public Hospital in Moline, Illinois.
She attained her goal of becoming a registered nurse and graduated
in the fall of 1942.

On Dec. 25, 1942 she married Guy Olson in Sterling, Illinois.  While
Guy served in World War II, she worked in her chosen profession in
Huntington, Indiana.  Following the war, they lived in Northwood,
Huntington and Columbia, Missouri, where she worked at Stephens
College Health Center.  They eventually settled in Northwood in
1953.  Lois' nursing career included Park Clinic in Mason City,
private duty care, Worth County Public Health Nurse, Naeve Hospital
in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and the Lutheran Retirement Home.  She was
very proud of her chosen profession and shared her knowledge with
those she came in contact with.

Following the end of their marriage, Lois moved to Clear Lake and
managed an apartment building for several years.  She also lived in
Traer, Iowa, for a time and looked after her grandchildren, as her
health would allow.  She returned to Northwood for a couple of years
and in 1998 moved to Collins.  She and Guy remained friends and stayed
in touch; the bond of family overcoming any differences there may
have been between the two of them.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Susanne Olson White and
her husband, Jim, of Los Angeles, California, Janet Neuschwanger, and her
husband, Jon, of Collins, Iowa, Jill Hilton, and her husband, Frank, of
Des Moines, Iowa; four grandchildren: Dana White, Tyler Neuschwanger,
Olivia Barnes and Evan Hilton; a sister-in-law, Ruth Reed of Huntington,
Indiana, and a brother-in-law, Alvin Amber of Huntington, Indiana;
numerous nieces and nephews and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her twin brother, Edward
"Buddy" Reed; a sister, Ardith Amber; and her beloved son, Ron Olson.

Funeral services were Wednesday at the Northwood United Methodist
Church in Northwood with Rev. Richard Jensen officiating.  Interment
was in the Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood.

The Bacon Funeral Home in Nevada, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.



    Copyright 2004, K.L. Kittleson