Charlotte Olson, 87

Olson, Charlotte photoRed Lake Falls - Charlotte Olson, 87, died Sunday, April 25, 2004 at Riverview Health Hospital, Crookston.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 29, at the Presbyterian Church in Red Lake Falls. Interment will be held at the Oak Dale Cemetery in Crookston.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday only.

Charlotte was born August 28, 1916 in Crookston, the daughter of Bertram and Charolotte (Balfour) VanGordon. She attended school and graduated from Crookston. On November 30, 1941 she was united in marriage to O. Emmet Olson. The couple moved to rural Red Lake Falls in 1950 where they farmed. Charlotte attended nursing school in Thief River Falls in the mid 1960s and received an LPN degree. She then worked at Hillcrest Nursing Home until her retirement in 1976.

She was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Red Lake Falls. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, baking and reading. She loved to visit with people.

Survivors include her son Leslie (Bonnie) Olson of Red Lake Falls; four grandsons; one great-grandson; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by by her husband O. Emmet Olson; one son, Gordon Olson; her parents; brothers, Donald and Earl VanGordon; and sisters, Vera Buzzelle and Winifred VanSeth.

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