Delores A. Olson, age 91, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at the
Henderson County Retirement Center in Stronghurst, Illinois on Monday
November 13, 2023 at 10:27 pm. Delores was born on August 12, 1932 in
Gladstone, Illinois and is the daughter of Adolphus and Sarah Simmins
Hinshaw. She was raised in Oquawka where she attended the Oquawka Grade
School and later the Oquawka High School. On October 6, 1951 Delores
married Ralph N. “Bun” Olson in Monmouth, Illinois; and he preceded her
in death on March 5, 2003. Delores began work when she was 16 at
Rigale’s Grocery Store and worked there until later when she worked at
the Olson Restaurant in Oquawka. She lastly was a secretary in the
Circuit Clerk’s office in the courthouse in Oquawka, until her
retirement. Delores is survived by her children, Christine Scott of
Oquawka, Illinois, and two sons, Marc Olson (Loretta) of Burlington,
Iowa and Bryan Olson (Vicki) of Hankamer, Texas. Also surviving are five
grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She is preceded in her
death by her parents, her husband, and her brothers and sisters.
As were her wishes, no visitation or funeral is planned at this time.
Interment of her and her husband’s ashes will be in the Oquawka
Cemetery. Turnbull Funeral Home in Oquawka is in charge of her care.
