Delbert Olson

Delbert Ray Olson, 68, died at home April 16, 2010, after an extended battle with cancer. Services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Wing, with Rev. Jo Dietz officiating. Interment will be held in Union Cemetery, Trygg Township, rural Wing. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm Tuesday at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a prayer service will be held at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Delbert was born July 9, 1941, in Bismarck, ND, the son of Edwin and Sylvia Eckholm Olson. He was raised on the family farm southwest of Wing and graduated from Wing High School in 1959. He was a lifelong member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wing where he was baptized and confirmed. He attended BSC and NDSU. Delbert married Arlene Hausauer on June 6, 1964 at Sunne Lutheran Church, Wilton, ND. They made their home on the original Olson family homestead, where Delbert farmed and ranched his entire life. Delbert was active in many community organizations including serving as a director of Wing Farmers Union Oil Company, on the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Council, as an officer for the Union Cemetery, as well as being active in the Wing Fire Department and Burleigh County Farmers Union. He was especially proud to be a farmer/rancher from North Dakota and commented many times, “there’s no place I’d rather live.” Delbert enjoyed visiting about farming with many close neighbors, friends or even complete strangers. He also was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching high school sports, the Minnesota Vikings and NDSU Bison. Delbert is survived by his wife, Arlene, Wing; two daughters, Karla James Olson, Athol, ID, and Karen Brad Lemer, Grayslake, IL; two grandchildren, Mason and Avery Lemer; one brother-in-law, Melvin Arlene Hausauer, Minot; two sisters-in-law, Lorraine Eugene Weippert, Steele, and Ruby William Ziegler, Bismarck; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother-in-law, Reuben Hausauer. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to be sent to the Union Cemetery Fund.

Delbert Olson

July 9, 1941 - April 16, 2010