| Visitation:
							4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 29, 2018 at St. 
							Patrick’s Catholic Church in Elkhart Rosary:  3:30 p.m. Thursday 
							at the church Service:
							2 p.m. Friday at the church 
							Funeral home:
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski 
							Obituary  
							 
							David Leonard Olson, 78, of Elkhart 
							passed away at St. Joseph’s Home in Springfield on 
							November 26, 2018 at 1:40 a.m.
 David was born on December 2, 1939 in Lincoln, to 
							Alfred and Mildred (Amberg) Olson. He graduated from 
							Elkhart High School in 1958, and married Lois 
							Carolyn Sapp on July 7, 1958. He was a lifelong 
							grain and livestock farmer with his family in 
							Broadwell and Elkhart. He was blessed with a large 
							and loving family, and devoted his life to his 
							children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
 
 David is survived by his wife, and their six 
							children: John (Ann) Olson of Elkhart, Dana (Curt) 
							Hudson of Elkhart, Elizabeth (Mike) Anderson of 
							Mount Pulaski, Joe (Angela) Olson of Elkhart, 
							William (Emily) Olson of London, UK, and Richard 
							(Jason) Olson of Swampscott, MA. He is also survived 
							by their 21 grandchildren and 22 
							great-grandchildren, as well as his sister, Mary Ann 
							Garrison of Kirkwood, MO.
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							He was preceded in death by his 
							parents, and his brother, Robert F. Olson. 
 A funeral mass for David will be at 2:00 p.m. 
							Friday, November 30, 2018 at St. Patrick’s Catholic 
							Church in Elkhart, with the Rev. Jeffrey Laible 
							officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 
							7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 29, 2018 at St. 
							Patrick’s Catholic Church with rosary services 
							starting at 3:30 p.m. Burial will follow services at 
							Elkhart Cemetery.
 
 Memorial donations may be made to St. Patrick’s 
							Catholic Church, St. Joseph’s Home, or The 
							Alzheimer’s Association.
 
 Services are entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader 
							Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
 
            
            
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