Richard (Dick) Olson, age 78 of Ithaca, MI, passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 at Gratiot Community Hospital in Alma, MI.
Funeral Memorial Services will be held at a later date and friends and family will be notified. Burial services will take place after the family memorial services in Ithaca Michigan and burial will be in Kalkaska, Michigan at the Kalkaska Cemetery. Following the memorial service which will be scheduled the family is asking that family, friends, and guests attend a lunch at the Ithaca Church of God. Visitation services will not be held at Barden’s Funeral Home due to Dick’s wishes to be cremated.
Dick was born in Fulton, MI on July 28, 1941 the son of Lavina Nelson and Reuben Olson. He graduated from Fulton High School in the class of 1960. Dick Olson married Connie Woodrow on in 1961 at Fulton Presbyterian Church. Dick Olson married Claire Anderson on in 1975 and resided in Kalkaska Michigan for 30 years. Since Claire’s passing in 2015, Dick has resided in Ithaca, MI for the past four years to be close to brother and sisters and family.
Dick worked for Ore-Ida Foods Incorporated in Greenville, Michigan for twenty five years prior to retiring to Kalkaska. After retirement Dick worked at the Casino in Traverse City, Michigan for 6 years and additionally worked as a Maintenance Man for an apartment complex for an additional 4 years. Dick firstly enjoyed being a father and husband. He also enjoyed spending time with friends and family, riding in the Sheriffs Posse, owning his own horses, and spending summers using his wood working skills and building skills to helps neighbors and family. Dick also enjoyed helping anyone that asked a favor from him.
Dick is survived by his; daughter Cindy Olson of Fenwick MI; son Charles Olson of Stanton, Michigan; daughter Carla Lusher and Thomas Lusher of Belding, MI; Stepdaughter Valerie Anderson of Kalkaska, MI, Stepson Brian and Christy Anderson of Greenville, MI; 2 grandchildren: Jessica and Karen Anderson and 2 great grandchildren; sisters Eva Cecil of North Star, MI, Faith and Andy Mikulka of Pompeii, MI; and David Moore of Alma, MI; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Dick was preceded in death by his parents Reuben and Nina and Livina and Perry Moore and his brother Virgil Olson, Perry (Junior) Moore, Arlene Flegel, and Clyde Dale Moore.
Friends and family will miss Dick very much in his passing.
Condolences may be left for the family online at www.bardenfuneralhome.com. The family is being served by Barden’s Funeral Homes, 225 West Center St. Ithaca, MI 48847. Phone (989) 875-4715