Dolores Loueen Ballou and Duane Peter Olson
DOLORES LOUEEN BALLOU, daughter of MILDRED ROSE MANLEY and MARTIN EMOR BALLOU, was born March 11, 1925 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska,9510, 12291 and died November 3, 2023.12291
She married DUANE PETER OLSON on October 21, 1944 in Congregational Church, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska.2443 He was born December 29, 1922 in Wahoo, Saunders, Nebraska,4532 and died August 12, 1994 in Carroll County, Georgia.4532, 37
Education
- Duane Peter Olson attended University of Denver Law School, Denver County, Colorado in 1944.
Marriage Announcements and News
Nebraska State Journal, October 22, 19442443
Wedding events from other towns announced today
Ballou-Olson
Miss Dolores Loueen Ballou, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Ballou of Ashland, will become the bride of Duane P. Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Olson of Wahoo. The ceremony will take place Oct. 21 at 8 o'clock in the Congregational church in Ashland. Rev. S. P. Hieb will receive the marriage vows. Miss Mary Ballou, sister of the bride will serve as maid of honor and Miss Vonnie Milton of Colon and Miss Jessie Ballou will be bridesmaids. Jeanine Ballou and Joan Jensen of Wahoo will light the candles. Martin E. Ballou, jr., is best man, and ushers are Derold Berggren and Ray Stephensen of Wahoo. After Oct. 23 the couple will be at home at 821 E. Cedar in Denver where the bridegroom is studying law at Denver university where he is affiliated with Lambda Chi Alpha.
Obituaries
Dolores Ballou Olson
March 11, 1925 — November 3, 2023
Villa Rica
Delores "Dee" Olson, 98, of Villa Rica, Georgia, passed away on November 3, 2023. She was born on March 11, 1925, in Ashland, Nebraska. She is the daughter of the late Martin and Mildred Ballou. She was the oldest of six children. She is preceded in death by her husband of forty-nine years, Duane "Perk" Olson, and her five younger siblings, Mary, Marty, Jessie, Jim and Gene.
She was a retired executive secretary to the CEO of Glendale Federal Bank in California. She was an avid pianist and played mostly by ear. When she was a little girl taking piano lessons, her piano teacher threw up her hands when she preferred to play everything by ear. She was very social and she never met a stranger. She enjoyed traveling, any kind of puzzles, reading and of course playing her beautiful baby grand piano, which is now display at the Carrollton VA Hospital. She had great aspirations of being a Centenarian. She also took great pride in her cat KC.
Survivors include her son, Steve Olson and his companion Elaine McCurdy of Omaha, Nebraska; daughter-in-law, Ileana Olson of Riverside, California; daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Howard Goland of Klamath Falls, Oregon; two bonus children, Dan and Jacki Lafollette of Villa Rica, Georgia, five grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
There are no further arrangements at this time.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 19402491 | Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska |
