Donna
Olson, 69
Thief
River Falls - Donna Olson, 69, died Friday,
June 8, 2001 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks,
N.D.
Mass
of Christian burial was held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday,
June 12, at 
St.
Bernard's Catholic Church in Thief River Falls with
Father Tim Bushy officiating. Carol Amundson was
the organist, and Tiffany Sorenson was the soloist.
Casketbearers were Cindy Herbert, Stacy Grant,
Shelly Moon, Amy Gibbons, Becky Ridell, Jean
Rinowski, Jenel Still and Sandra Wellman. Interment
was in St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery in Thief
River Falls with Green Funeral Home in charge of
the arrangements.
Donna
Theresa Rinowski was born on October 5, 1931 in
Greenbush, the daughter of Joseph and Frances
(Johnson) Rinowski. She attended school in
Greenbush and Thief River Falls, graduating from
Lincoln High School in 1949. Following high school,
she worked at Montgomery Ward in Thief River Falls
for 10 years. She then moved to Minneapolis where
she worked for Northwest Bank for three
years.
In
1967, Donna returned to Thief River Falls and
married LeRoy Olson. The couple made their home in
Thief River Falls and raised a son, Blake. LeRoy
died in 1979.
Donna
volunteered may hours at St. Bernard's Catholic
Church and worked with the D.A.R.E. program and
Pennington County Sheriff Department. She was a
member of the VFW Auxiliary.
Survivors
include two sisters, Mardette (Steven) Lucas of
Coon Rapids and Marie Nelson of Detroit Lakes; and
two brothers, Lambert (Marcia) Rinowski of Grand
Rapids and Harry (Aileen) Rinowski of West Fargo,
N.D.
Donna
was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Blake;
her parents; and two brothers, Donald and Joseph
Rinowski. A00003B2001JN13
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