The Funeral Service for Evelyn I. Olson, age 78 of Hettinger, will be held at 2:00pm Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Hettinger Lutheran Church. Pastor Gary Weems and Pastor Ron Nelson will officiate with burial in the Hettinger Cemetery.


Special music will be provided by Linda Nudell and Corey Van Wick.


Serving as casketbearers are Lester and Marvin Olson, Alan LaFebre, Stan Laufer, Howard Nelson, Robert Pagel.


EVELYN IRENE DAVIDSON was born on April 27, 1933 at LaCrosse, WI to Edwin O. and Irene (Erickson) Davidson of Whalan, MN. She attended Whalan Public School ad confirmed at the Whalan Lutheran Church.


She was united in marriage to Clifford O. Olson of Bucyrus, ND at the Highland Lutheran Church of rural Whalan, MN on June 2, 1962, where she was a member. Following their marriage, she moved to the Olson Family farm near Bucyrus, ND. They raised Hereford cattle there until she and Clifford retired and moved into Hettinger in the fall of 1979.


She and Clifford were longtime members of Richland Lutheran Church.


Her husband passed away on February 10, 2004. She continued to live in her home in Hettinger until entering Western Horizons Care Center in Hettinger. Evelyn passed away there on Saturday, November 26, 2011.


Survivors include two nephews, Marvin (Connie) Olson, Napoleon, ND; and Lester Olson, Dickinson, ND; and numerous relatives and friends.


She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and three brothers-in-law, Morris, Truman, and Lawrence Olson.


Visitation will be held on Thursday from 1:00 to 5:00pm at the Centennial Chapel (former Congregrational Church) in Hettinger.