Lois Olson
Oct. 21, 1939-Dec. 4, 2019
Lois Olson, 80, Garris-
on, formerly of Max, died
on Wednesday, December
4, 2019 at the Garrison
Hospital. Memorial ser-
vices will be held on
Thursday, December 12,
2019 at 2:00 pm at Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church
in Max. Burial will be
held later.
Lois was born October
21, 1939 in Hatton, ND to
Arthur and Lillian (Moe)
Thompson. She lived
there for several years be-
fore moving with her fam-
ily to Garrison. She at-
tended school in Garrison
and was in the graduating
class of 1957. While work-
ing at the Starcurb
Drive-inn in Garrison,
Lois met the love of her
life. Lois married Chris
Olson on January 13, 1957
at St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Garrison. They
then moved to Whittier,
CA where they lived for 6
years. They then moved
back to the family farm
Southeast of Max where
they began farming. Lois
mainly helped on the
farm, but she would work
at the grocery store in
Max occasionally. Lois
and Chris later owned and
operated the Centennial
Bar in Max.
Lois was very active in
the Max community serv-
ing on many boards and
was a dedicated member
of Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church. She was a busy
body and always had to
be doing something. She
loved to play cards, espe-
cially pinochle. She and
Chris went to many card
playing parties and
events. She was an ex-
tremely social person and
was always up to visit.
She was a tremendous
cook and was always pro-
viding a casserole to
someone that was in need.
In her down time she did
ceramics, embroidered,
did crafts with friends,
and she was an avid
bowler. Lois loved her
family and looked forward
to all the family gather-
ings with her children,
grandchildren, and ex-
tended family.
Lois would want every-
one to remember “live
your life doing whatever
blows up your bloomers!”
Lois is survived by her
husband of almost 63
years, Chris, Garrison;
daughter, Ilene Olson,
Garrison; son, Les (Dawn)
Olson, Deadwood, SD;
grandchildren, Jocelyn Ol-
son, Jesse (Toni) Olson,
Jennifer (Doug) Noreen,
Levi (Traci) Olson, Elijah
Olson, Cody Olson, Lily
Olson, Len (Sam Svoboda)
Shafer, Cassandra Shafer;
great grandchildren, Ni-
cholas Olson, Nathan Ol-
son and Jescie Olson,
Christina Olson,
Stephanie and Justin
Noreen, Christian Olson,
Lacy Olson, Kaden Shafer,
Huntlee Shafer, and Eas-
ton Shafer; sisters, Judy
(Duane) Bjornson, An-
chorage, AK, Janice
Gietzen, Minot, ND and
Myrna Spoon, Seattle,
WA; sisters-in-law, Sylvia
Thompson, Audrey
Thompson, Clara Thomp-
son, and numerous nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Art
and Lillian Thompson,
brothers, Arlin, Truman,
and Dennis Thompson,
sister, Myra Thompson,
parents-in-law, Christ and
Louise Olson; sisters-
in-law, Mabel (Chris)
Helgeson, Helen (Oscar)
Jacobson, Gladys (Merle)
Harrison, Alice (Richard)
Olson, brothers-in-law,
Leonard (Nellie) Olson,
Robert (Torrie) Olson,
Donald (Anna) Olson,
Marvin (Joanne) Olson
and numerous nieces and
nephews who she loved
very much.
In lieu of flowers the
family requests donations
to the Our Savior’s Luth-
eran Church cemetery
fund or the Max/Garrison
Ambulance Service.
To sign the online regis-
ter go to www.garrison
thompson.com