Adeline Olson

Adeline Olson, 66 of Thief River Falls, MN passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2024 with her loving family by her side.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, August 26th, at 10:30am at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Father Craig Vasek presiding. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Sunday, August 25th at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls.

Adeline A. Olson was born was born October 21, 1957 in Thief River Falls, MN the daughter of George Andrew and Joyce Theron (Johnsrud) Olson. She attended St. Bernard’s Catholic School and graduated from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls with the class of 1976.

She began her working career in the courthouse in Aitkin, MN and continued the next 40 years in the Assessor’s Office in Pennington County, retiring in 2020.

Adeline was a master crafter, an architect of adventure, and loved others with a love that will last more than one lifetime.

She loved giving her 5 nieces the gift of adventuring across the state to go camping, visit family at the lake, pick berries from the garden, traveling across the country, and have grand moments with her dearest friends sharing stories of cherished times passed. She burned memories of laughter and love into her nieces’ souls that they’ll always remember.

Adeline had a heart of gold and was always there when you needed her. Once Adeline drove 45 minutes away in search for a specific type of pajamas for her great-niece and nephew and she promptly mailed them to Arizona! Many will miss the delight of receiving mail from Adeline whether it was a package or just a letter.

Adeline LOVED to scrapbook! She loved to bring others joy through capturing precious memories on paper and film. She made countless worlds brighter through every season, especially Christmas time, through her love of turning scraps into sweet scrapbook memories.

She was a long-time member of St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Thief River Falls where Adeline enjoyed volunteering anytime she could.

Survivors include her sister, Andrea (Dan) Dowers; brother, Mark Olson all of Thief River Falls; 5 nieces, Mary Jo (Drew) Oesterreicher of Laveen, AZ, Ashley (Bradley Reuter) Olson of Blackduck, MN, Amanda (Kyle) Anderson of Warren, MN, Tami Dowers-Edwards of Thief River Falls and Lisa Dowers of Cleveland, OH; great nieces & nephews, Emily Oesterreicher, Corbin Oesterreicher, Malcolm Edwards, Forrest Reuter; and many other relatives and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents; and sister-in-law, Patricia “Patty” Olson.

Condolences may be sent at www.johnsonfuneralservice.com