Roderick C. Olson

Roderick Curtis Olson of Balsam Lake, WI, went to His Lord on August 21, 2012.

Rod was born in Minneapolis to Arvid and Gladys Olson.  He grew up in Robbinsdale, MN, where he attended Robbinsdale schools.

He attended the U of M, and then went to work for Honeywell Aero Division.  He moved to Waterloo, IA and worked for Construction Machinery Company.  He then went to Shurhuff Manufacturing in Minneapolis, then to Morning Fresh Dairy in Minneapolis.  He then went back to Grundy Center, IA where he worked for Mid Equipment, Inc.  He then went to John Deere Company in Waterloo, IA.  He finished his career at his beloved John Deere Company in Bloomington, MN.

Rod is survived by his long time love and wife Joyce.  Their marriage produced two children, Son Jeffrey Alen (Sandra) and Daughter Kristi Lynn (Rodger).  From their marriages they blessed us with three grandchildren, Mark Wroge (Erin), Rebecca Kriesch (Brandon), Andrew Olson (Lindsey), who then further blessed us with five great grandchildren, Anwyn Wroge, Kaitlyn Kriesch, Syriana,  Zaidyn, and Brynlie Olson.  Rod is also survived by his sisters Lola Chalupsky, Bonnie Conner, and many nieces and nephews.

The funeral service for Roderick will be held at the Faith Lutheran Church in Balsam Lake on Monday, August 27, 2012 at 11:30 A.M.   The family will be greeting guests at the church from 10:30 A.M. until the time of service.  The family would like to invite their guests to join them for fellowship and lunch following the service in the church fellowship hall.

In lieu of flowers, Roderick and his family prefer memorials to be given in Roderick's name to Shriner's Hospitals for Children of the Twin Cities or Faith Lutheran Church of Balsam Lake, WI.

To donate online:

http://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/Hospitals/Locations/TwinCities.aspx

The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.