Lorraine Mae Olson

Lorraine Mae Olson, age 92, of Rush City passed away on September 4, 2015 at Ecumen in North Branch, Minnesota. Lorraine was born on April 27, 1923 on farm northeast of Rush City in the area known as East Rock Creek in Pine County. She was the oldest of 4 children born to Gunnard Carl and Mabel Elvera (Johnson) Shoberg. She attended District # 23 (McKay School) her first three grades. Her parents purchased and moved to a farm east of Rock Creek so Lorraine completed her grade school years at District #4 (Roosevelt School). After graduating from Rush City High School in 1941, Lorraine went to Cambridge to work for the Woolen Mills and Isanti County Coop Association. On Sept. 23, 1950 she was united in marriage to Llewellyn David Olson at the East Rock Creek Baptist Church. To this union one son, Loren David Olson was born. They farmed in the Rock Creek and Hustletown (NE of Pine City) area until 1961, when they moved back to the Rock Creek area. In 1972 they bought and moved into a home in Rush City where she lived until April of this year when health issues caused her to plan a move to Ecumen for additional care. Her earthly struggle with daily pain is over and now she is with her Heavenly Father in all the glory that Heaven has to offer. Lorraine is survived by her son Loren (Connie) Olson of Rush City, grandsons Cory (Katie) Olson of Eden Prairie, Eric (Toni) Olson of Bettendorf, Iowa, step-grandson Brian Swagger of Stockton, California, great grandchildren Ainsley, Bennett, & Angelina Olson, Brian Swagger Jr., and Kelly Swagger, brother Clifford Shoberg of Rush City, sisters-in law: Shirley Shoberg of Rock Creek, Edie Shoberg of Moundsview, Lillian Olson, many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.She is preceded in death by her husband Llewellyn, parents Gunnard & Mabel Shoberg, brothers Melvin and Donald Shoberg, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Donald (Lorraine) Olson, James Olson, Lorraine (Harold) Peterson, Genevieve (Otto) Wickstrom.Pastor Cary Johnson will officiate funeral services for Lorraine Olson at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at the Olson Funeral Chapel in Rush City. A time of visitation and reviewal is planned for Tuesday, September 8, 2015 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the service, all at the funeral chapel. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Funeral and Cremation Service of Rush City~ Olson Chapel www.funeralandcremationservice.com