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Jacqueline Olson Obituary
January 11, 1947 - May 8, 2025
Jackie Olson of Largo, Florida passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida. Born in Racine on January 11, 1947 to Otto & Pauline (Westerfield) Olson. She was raised in Racine, Wis., and graduated from William Horlick High School in 1965. She worked as a hairdresser for many years at Talk of the Town Beauty Shop where she heard all the best jokes and shared them with friends and family. She had such a great sense of humor and the loudest laugh (cackle).
Jackie was a wonderful cook and made the best lasagna. She also loved to bake tons of cookies to share with family, friends, and customers.
Jackie moved to Florida in 1986 because she couldn't take Wisconsin winters anymore. Any day at the beach was a good day. She had many wonderful adventures touring Norway, Italy, Greece, and other countries. She also enjoyed putzing around in her yard, perfecting her landscaping, as well as hanging out in her pool.
She is survived by her daughters Laurie (Ben) Freund and Katie (Rue) Shumate and grandchildren Tyler Shumate, Hunter Shumate, Eric Mason, Katrina Freund, Annika Freund, and great-grandson Levi Clayton. She is also survived by her sister Sally (John) Pedersen and many nieces and nephews.
Along with her parents, Jackie was preceded in death by her brother Ronald Olson.
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Katie
June 15, 2025
Mom I can´t believe your gone, as I held your hand in the hospital thinking and praying you would wake up, I wasn´t ready for you to go, I still can´t believe it, I am just glad that I was able to spend so much time with you, we talked almost daily and both loved our flower gardens, and art shows! Not to mention we were both beach bums together! I know you had a great life and had more laughs and jokes than most! I miss you and I love you mom
Sandy Inman
June 15, 2025
Jackie my friend, I miss our nightly check-ins, laughs, and insights into the world around us. We had so much fun doing skits & rowing in our SON regattas and of course accepting the winning trophies. I really miss you and expect to see you in the Gulf as you swim with the fishes! Keep Heaven laughing & when I hear thunder, I will think of you belting out a laugh.
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