1919
Olga
2015
Olga Christine Odahlen
October 26, 1919 — December 30, 2015
Olga Christine Odahlen, 96, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at her home at Loving Residence. She was born on October 26, 1919 in Hay Creek Township to John and Anna (Quast) Wettern. She graduated from District #31 schools in Goodhue County in 1935. For several years she worked at Vasa Children's Home and the Red Wing Shoe Company. On March 18, 1943 she married Oswald Odahlen in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Throughout her married life she was a homemaker. Oswald died on December 2, 1984. She was a member of First Lutheran Church and also volunteered as a Girl Scout leader. She enjoyed crocheting, baking bread and pastries and her family recalls the frosted angel food cake that she would make each of them on their birthdays.
Survivors include two daughters, Maureen (Doug) Kees of Stockholm and Marlene (Jerry) Odahlen-Hinz of Oakdale; one son, Dennis (Christie) Odahlen of Waco, Texas; nine grandchildren, Nicholas and Eric Kees, Eden, Lucas, Micah, Isaac, Dinah, Jordon and Reuben Odahlen; several precious great grandchildren and one sister, Florence Wettern of Portland, Oregon. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one brother, Willard Wettern and three sisters, Mildred Kuhl, Irene Seufert and one in infancy.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday, January 4, 2016 at First Lutheran Church with Reverend Arte Sharot officiating. Burial will be at the St. John's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, January 3 at the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel and at the church for one hour prior to the service. Online condolences may be sent to www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com. The family would like to thank the staff at Loving Residence for all the wonderful care they provided Olga these past three years.
602 Plum Street P.O. Box 111
Red Wing, MN 55066
615 West 5th Street
Red Wing, MN 55066
615 West 5th Street
Red Wing, MN 55066
Survivors include two daughters, Maureen (Doug) Kees of Stockholm and Marlene (Jerry) Odahlen-Hinz of Oakdale; one son, Dennis (Christie) Odahlen of Waco, Texas; nine grandchildren, Nicholas and Eric Kees, Eden, Lucas, Micah, Isaac, Dinah, Jordon and Reuben Odahlen; several precious great grandchildren and one sister, Florence Wettern of Portland, Oregon. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one brother, Willard Wettern and three sisters, Mildred Kuhl, Irene Seufert and one in infancy.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday, January 4, 2016 at First Lutheran Church with Reverend Arte Sharot officiating. Burial will be at the St. John's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, January 3 at the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel and at the church for one hour prior to the service. Online condolences may be sent to www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com. The family would like to thank the staff at Loving Residence for all the wonderful care they provided Olga these past three years.
Visitation
JAN 3. 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CST)
Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel602 Plum Street P.O. Box 111
Red Wing, MN 55066
Visitation
JAN 4. 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (CST)
First Lutheran Church-Red Wing615 West 5th Street
Red Wing, MN 55066
Service
JAN 4. 2:00 PM (CST)
First Lutheran Church-Red Wing615 West 5th Street
Red Wing, MN 55066
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