Mildred Irene Olson

Mildred Irene Olson passed away on March 13, 2020, at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center just shy of her 98th birthday. She was born in Gordon, Neb., on March 31, 1922, to Oscar Carl and Inez Marie Burck.

She had three children by her first husband, Louis Fields, who abandoned her in the late 1940s. She met and married John A. Olson on May 13, 1950, in Twisp, Wash. Her son Johnny Olson was born in 1955. They had a small farm in Olala, Wash., until 1963 when they went to Arizona Bible College.

Four years later, they became pastor and wife of the Mountain Community Church in Ashford, Wash. They served under Village Missions in Proberta, Calif., Twisp, Wash., and Redmond, Wash. They both retired in 1994 and moved to Ephrata, Wash.

John A. died in 2002 and Mildred lived alone in Ephrata until 2010 when she joined her son, Johnny, in Troy. She lived out the remainder of her life active in the Troy Community Baptist Church.

She will be missed dearly, but the family is comforted by her faith in Jesus Christ and her commitment to him. She had a prayerful life and set an example of how the Christian life should be lived. She now resides with her God, surrounded by her family awaiting the rest of them.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Robert (infant), Wesley Neil and Lyle; a sister, Beverly; and her husband, John A. Olson. She was also preceded in death by three of her four children, Mickie, Marietta and Mike.

Survivors include her son, John N. Olson of Troy; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; four nieces and five nephews.

Dual services will be held with her daughter-in-law, Evelyn Olson, at 2 p.m., July 10, at the Troy Community Baptist Church. A potluck dinner will follow the graveside ceremony at Milnor Lake Cemetery.

Arrangements are by Schnackenberg Funeral Home in Libby. Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.schnackenbergfh.com.