Lowell G. Olson, age 67, of South Haven died Thursday, November 4, 2010 at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 8, 2010 at the Dassel Evangelical Covenant Church, 301 Lake Street, with Pastor Lloyd Melvie officiating. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Annandale and one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church. A prayer service will be held 7 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of flowers please make your gift to the Lake Union Covenant Church Building Fund.

Lowell Glen Olson was born on his family farm in Southside Township, Wright County to John S. and Grace C. (Werner) Olson. He was a 1961 graduate of Annandale High School and served in the National Guard. He married Sheryl J. Lemke in Crown, MN on November 26, 1966. From 1969-1975 he owned & operated South Haven Oil Co. For over twenty years Lowell worked for Augsburg-Fortress Publishing in Minneapolis retiring in 1998. He was a lifelong member of Lake Union Evangelical Covenant Church, retired 20-year member of South Haven Fire Dept, chair of Lake Union Cemetery Board and former member of Fair Haven Lions Club. Lowell managed the South Haven Softball Team, loved farming & old tractors, and enjoyed welding, tinkering & could fix anything.

He is survived by his wife Sheryl, children Christopher (Shelly) Olson, Kara Dearing, Ryan (Heather) Olson all of South Haven, 9 grandchildren Zachary, Erin, Emma, Kelly, Colin, Isaak, Matthew, Nicholas & Owen, brother Leland (Judy) Olson of Duelm, and Cookie, his dog. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Jesse, sister Geneva Diers, and brothers Freeman & Irving Olson.

The pallbearers will be Ralph Forsman, Dean Schmidt, Harlan Graphenteen, Caleb Salmela, Kevin Weisman, and Zachary Jacks-Olson. The arrangements were entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.