Joan F. Olsen, 80 of Sun City, Huntley, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield following a lengthy illness.
She was born May 17, 1935 in Chicago the daughter of Harry F. and Myrtle (Krueger) Fehrman. She was raised and educated in Chicago and graduated from Luther Institute. She was united in marriage to Dale W. Olsen on August 22, 1959. The couple made their home in Oak Lawn and later Schaumburg. Joan worked for Continental Can Company and later Motorola retiring in 1998 as Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer. In retirement she worked part-time as a bus monitor for School District #54. The couple moved to Sun City, Huntley in 2006. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
She is survived by her husband, Dale W. Olsen, her son, David S. (Lilly) Olsen all of Vernon Hills, her daughter, Pamela G. (Peter III) Dudek of Schaumburg, her grandchildren, Karissa, Kyle, Peter IV, Jeffrey & Jessica, her great-grandson, Peter John Dudek V, her sister, Ellene “Ellie” F. (Willard) Rubach of Crest Hill, Illinois. Joan was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Annette F. Fehrman.
Visitation will be from 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at the DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral & Cremation Service, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley and on Thursday December 10th from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the 11:00 a.m. Funeral Service at Trinity Lutheran Church, 11008 N. Church Street, Huntley. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, the American Cancer Society or the charity of your choice.
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We are sorry for the loss of a long time friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Dear Dale, Dave, Lilly, Pam, Pete, Ellie and your families - I am so sorry for your loss. Joan has been going down a tough road for a while now and she did it with strength and dignity. I was glad to hear you all had a lovely Thanksgiving Day with her. She was a very special person! All my love, Vickie