Helen A. Olson
November 2, 1918 - September 11, 2007
Helen A. Olson, 88, currently of Bloomington, IL, passed away Tuesday evening, September 11, 2007. She was born November 2, 1918, at Searle’s Ridge near Princeton, IL, the second of five children of Ralph and Jewel Conkling. She married Lional Olson in 1945. Helen spent most of her life in the Manlius area where she was involved in farming and worked as a bookkeeper. She moved to Bloomington in 1988 to be near her son and his family. In retirement she worked for several years part-time at K-Mart. Surviving are her son Ralph (Sherry) Olson, Bloomington; grandson Jeff (Kristen) Olson, Normal; granddaughter Jenna (Jason) Walsh, Batavia; great-grandson Walt Olson, Normal; two sisters, Marjorie (Edgar) Prettyman, Ottawa; and Delight (Walter) Mason, Wisconsin. She was also an Aunt, Great Aunt, and Great-great Aunt. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and two brothers, Robert Conkling of Rockford and Harold Conkling of Tiskilwa. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at 3:00 at the Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton, IL. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. The Rev Scott Schmidt of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manlius, will officiate.
Helen A. Olson, 88, currently of Bloomington, IL, passed away Tuesday evening, September 11, 2007. She was born November 2, 1918, at Searle’s Ridge near Princeton, IL, the second of five children of Ralph and Jewel Conkling. She married... View Obituary & Service Information