Marie Olson
Marie Olson
Marie was born September 7, 1942 to Wayne and Martha Richards. Marie
was the baby of the family and had two big brothers, Bill and Dick. The family
lived in Hailey, Idaho then later in 1957 moved to Boise where she finished her
Jr
.
and Senior year of High School graduating from Borah High in
1960. Marie worked for the Vista Albertsons in the ice cream parlor, then moved
to the general office of Albertsons and was a comptroller operator.
Marie said it was because of the prayers of her mother and
father that she met the man of her dreams, Doug Olson and they were married
June 3, 1961
.
Doug and Marie were made for each other and have loved, adored,
cherished and enjoyed life together for the past 53 years. Anyone that knew
Marie knows she was a proper, classy lady. Every hair was styled in place, her
tiny toe nails polished and every outfit and accessory matched -right down to
Doug's socks ... yes she even paid special attention to make sure his socks and
usually clothes matched her as well. They were such a great pair together, hard
workers, humble, full of character and integrity and a deep love for each other
and the Lord. They enjoyed working, camping, boating, traveling, but mostly
flying in Doug's airplane- as long as they were together they were happy.
They had 3 children that became their world. The oldest daughter,
Shelley Marie, which later married Kendall Doty and gave her 5 grandchildren;
Jared, Justin, KC, Tanner and Kelly they also added to her, 4 great
-grandchildren, Daniel, Daisy, Abbie and Gibson. Their son Douglas Mi
c
hael
married Tammy LaFever and gave her 2 granddaughters, Brooke and Dusti. Their
youngest daughter, Tracey Lynne which married Joe Carleton and gave her 5 more
grandchildren; Joncey, Lacey, Luke, Jonah and Kassidy.
Together this family has been blessed by her love, hugged with
her compassion, nurtured in her tenderness, showered with gifts, scared by her
reading of childhood book "the monster at the end of this book" and
covered in lipstick kisses by this wonderful mother and grandmother.
Marie always was a tiny lady and never even weighed 100 Ibs
until she was pregnant
.
Her feet were so tiny she only wore a size 4 shoe but she had
shoes no one else could fill for they were packed with so much love, kindness
and giving to everyone
.
Marie had a small name without even a middle name, but she
didn't need one because her name meant so much to everyone. She was lovingly
called a wife or as Doug would say" my bride" , she was called a mom,
a grandma, a great grandma, sister, aunt, cousin, niece, friend, a servant of
the Lord and a lot of the time ... just "REE-REE."
Marie is survived by her sister-in-law, Phyllis and her loving brother, Dick and Glenda and th
e
ir wonderful families that meant so much to her
.
Marie
endured much with her health but all that mattered to her was Christ and her
family
.
Doug tenderly and patiently cared for all her needs and health
issues and together they shared more love than people could ever imagine
.
In her
last days she thanked her precious husband for the life he had given her and
she loved him with all her h
e
art. A marriage like theirs truly
is a picture of sacrificial
,
pure Christ
-
like
love and we are all so grateful for how Marie's 72 years of life has filled our
lives with love and joy. We will all forever love and miss our "Ree-Ree.
"
In lieu of flowers the family asks that gifts of love be sent to
Fellowship Baptist Church, 1824 W 3rd Street, Meridian, Idaho 83646, for the
building fund.
A viewing will be held at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Sunday
from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. A graveside
service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 at Dry Creek
Cemetery.
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