Dona F. Olsen

Dona F. Olsen

Dona Olsen Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Oct. 13, 2007.
Dona F. Olsen of Zion Services for Dona F. Olsen, 64, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at Warren Funeral Home, 1475 N. Cemetery Road, Gurnee. Entombment will take place in Warren Cemetery, Chapel of Peace Mausoleum, Gurnee. Family and friends may meet from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at the funeral home. Born Nov. 3, 1942, in Tremont, Miss., to Cleavis and Della (nee Pierce) Cody, she passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. On Aug. 26, 1961, in Waukegan, Dona married Gerald A. Olsen. Dona was an LPN for the past 34 years at Victory Medical Center in Waukegan. Survivors include her loving husband of 46 years, Gerald "Olie"; daughters, Sherri (Ronald Weaver) Duncan of Kenosha, Wis. and Merry (Eugene) Olsen-Mauser of Zion; her mother Della Cody of Kenosha; sisters, Patricia Molette of Pleasant Prairie, Wis. and Debbie Landre of Sturtevant, Wis.; grandchildren, Felicia Swigert, Tiffany Duncan, Cassandra Duncan, and Maureen and Jennifer Mauser; great-grandson, Daveion Deshawn Alexander; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Cleavis Cody; and great-grandson, Leonard Alexander. For information, 847-855-2760 or www.warrencemetery.com.

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Bettie Wawrzyniak

October 13, 2007

Dona, we were baptised together in the Fox River at Wilmont at twelve years old. We'll be together again with our dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ someday and what a day that will be. Till we meet again, I'll miss my older cuz.Watch over us all. Never a sweeter person lived on this earth.
Bettie

Nancy Hall (cspd )

October 12, 2007

My deepest sympathy to Dona`s family.She always kept a smile on her face and had kind words for everyone.

fran inman

October 12, 2007

Dona was a very sweet and caring
person. Her smile will be missed.
God bless her family

FRIEND @ VISTA EAST

October 12, 2007

MAY GOD BLESS YOU IN YOUR TIME OF SORROW, DONA WILL BE MISSED GREATLY... WE HAVE A WONDERFUL ANGEL WATCHING OVER US NOW AND ALWAYS....

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