Obit: Olsen, John Andrew (1926
- 2022)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Olsen, Dyre, Fenner, Braun, Olson, Stevens, Zimmerman
----Source: Cuddie Funeral Home (Loyal, Clark Co., WI) 11/02/2022
Olsen, John Andrew (6 April 1926 – 30 October 2022)
John A. Olsen, 96, of Marshfield, formerly of Loyal, passed away at Stoney River
Assisted Living, in Marshfield, on Sunday, October 30, 2022, surrounded by his
loving family.
John Andrew Olsen was born on April 6, 1926, in the Town of Warner, rural
Greenwood, to Christian and Julia Angeline (Dyre) Olsen He was raised on the
family farm and received his elementary education in Greenwood and Loyal,
graduating from Loyal High School in 1944. After high school, John worked on the
family farm until entering the U.S. Army on January 7, 1946. He was stationed at
a prison stockade in the Philippine Islands until his honorable discharge on
June 27, 1947. John was united in marriage to Gladys Anita Fenner on August 16,
1947, at the Loyal Methodist Church. John worked with his brother, Vern, doing
carpentry work for a couple years, and then farmed his father's farm for nine
years. He then went to work as a mechanic for Noeldner Implement from 1957 until
1964, and then was employed as a mechanical engineer for the Loyal Public School
District for 24 years until retiring in 1987. After retiring, they enjoyed 20
winters in Sun City, AZ, and traveling.
He had many interests, but especially loved camping, fishing, deer hunting,
woodworking, wood carving, and making things for his grandchildren.
John was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where he served as president of
the church council and belonged to the Brotherhood, serving on various board
positions. John served on the Loyal School Board, both as a clerk and as
president. He was a volunteer fireman for the Town of Loyal, and later the City
of Loyal, where he served as secretary/treasurer. John was also a member of the
Loyal American Legion Post #175 where he served on the military honors funeral
detail for many years, was a member of the Clark County Male Chorus for several
years, and was a charter member of the Loyal Circle 8 Square Dance Club.
He will be dearly missed by his wife, Gladys, of Marshfield; his children: Sue
Olson of Duluth, MN, Carl (Becky) Olsen of Avon, MN, David (Debbie) Olsen of
Barron, Jean (Mick) Braun of Phillips, 7 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren;
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
John was preceded in death by his parents; three grandchildren: one son-in-law:
Herb Olson; one sister: Ella Stevens; and five brothers: Howard, Vern, Conrad,
Arthur, and Rev. Floyd Olsen.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 11, 2022, at
Trinity Lutheran Church in Loyal. Rev. Daniel Zimmerman will officiate, and
burial will follow in the Loyal City Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted
by the Loyal American Legion Post #175. Visitation will be held at the church,
on Friday, from 10 a.m. until time of service.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be given to Trinity Lutheran
Church in Loyal.
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