Joyce Olson

Joyce E. Olson, age 90, of Grantsburg, WI passed away on April 23, 2011 at her home in Grantsburg. She was born on August 14, 1920 to Curtis Judson and Anna (Platson) Booth in Glenwood City, WI. Joyce grew up in Glenwood City and graduated from Glenwood City High School in 1938. She lived in St. Paul, MN for 30 years, Danbury, WI for 18 years and Grantsburg, WI for the past 10 years. She married Emmons Olson on November 17, 1951 in Glenwood City, WI. She worked for several places throughout the years including, Minnesota Mining, Twin City Arsenal, Doughboy in New Richmond, Laundry in Eau Claire and the Toni Company in St. Paul. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, Ruby, Harris, Merrill, Jean, Cassius, Milton, Lucille, and Curtis John. She is survived by her husband, Emmons of Grantsburg, WI; children, Greg (Loretta) Olson of Schertz, TX and Emmons (Mary) Connell of Maui, Hawaii; grandchildren, Kati (Jeremy) Pownell of Hudson, WI, Larry (Cheryl) Elj of Chisholm, MN, Chrissy (Russ) Tuckner of Harris, MN, Cory Connell of Oahu, Hawaii and Andrew Riley of Schertz, TX; great-granchildren, Lilly, Colton and Andy; siblings, Pat (Lee) Dorwin of Baldwin, WI and Phyllis (Dick) Hult of White Bear Lake, MN; many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Danbury United Methodist Church in Danbury, WI with Pastor Carolyn Saunders officiating. Music was provided by Katie Pownell and Dianne Gravesen. Interment followed at Danbury Cemetery. Casketbearers were Gary Hult, Brad Dorwin, Marvin Booth, Jeremy Pownell, Neil Miller and Larry Elj.