It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ernest Marvin “Marv ” Olson on Sunday, March 1, 2009 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont.
Marv was born Oct. 20, 1929 in Sprague, Man. to Ernest and Anna Olson.
Dad was raised in Sprague, and started working in the bush and lumber yard at the age of 14. He married the love of his life and best friend on Sept. 4, 1954.
Marv and Theresa then moved to Atikokan, Ont. in 1959, where he worked at Caland Ore on the drills, blasting, and finally as an assistant foreman.
In July, 1972, Marv had a vision that with the mines going to close shortly, he would move his family to Calgary, Alta., where Marv worked as a carpenter until 1986, moving to Regina, Sask. in 1986, where he continued his carpenter work.
In 1989, Marv and Theresa moved to Fort Frances and continued with his carpenter work until he retired.
After retiring, Marv took up curling and golf, and continued golfing five days a week 18 holes except on Wednesdays, when he golfed 27 holes, until his illness in June, 2008.
Marv loved all sports and enjoyed watching all of them on television.
Dad was a kind and funny man who was always there to help his family in any way he could. After his retirement, mom and dad would plant their vegetable garden together and then do the canning of the pickles and beets together.
Every summer since 2002, great papa looked forward to his great-granddaughter (Alexis) coming to spend three weeks with him and granny. Grandpa loved all his grandchildren and always liked to joke around with them.
He will be fondly remembered by all who loved and truly knew him.
Marv will be lovingly be missed by his wife of 54 years, Theresa; daughter, Debbie (John) McTaggart of Fort Frances, Ont.; son, Dale (Tamarah) of Salinas, Calf.; son, Curtis of Calgary, Alta.; granddaughters, Christie (Kieran) Monaghan of Sarnia, Ont., Laura (Craig) Speziali of Toronto, Ont., Christine (Daemon) Thome of Calgary, Alta., and Sheri (William) Wright of Lethbridge, Alta.; grandson, Robert Olson of San Ramon, Calif.; granddaughter, Lisa Olson of Calgary, Alta; and his great-granddaughter, Alexis, and great-grandson, Braden, of Sarnia, Ont.
Also surviving are his sisters, Ardene Herrit of Liliott, B.C., Marlene (Earl) Leach of Squamish, B.C., and Karen (Art) Boser of Duncan, B.C.
Marv also has numerous nieces and nephews, as well as brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Marv was predeceased by his son, Lyle, in 1957; father, Ernest Olson in 1966; mother, Anna Olson in 1986; brother, Rollie Olson in 1989; brother, Ken Olson in 1991; sister, Vivian Jones in 1999; sister, Anne Faykes in 2009; mother-in-law, Theresa Stamler in 1969; father-in-law, Frank Stamler in 1970; brothers-in-law, Earl Jones, Bill Faykes, Wells Herrit, and Frank Stamler; and sister-in-law, Mary Gobeil.
Cremation has taken place.
A celebration of Marv’s life will be held Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion in Fort Frances.
In lieu of flowers, in memoriam donations can be made to the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, Tamarack House in Thunder Bay, or the Thunder Bay Regional Sciences Foundation Cancer Fund, “Garden of Friends.”
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