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Clifford Olsen, 91, of Creston, passed away April 12, 2023, at Creston Specialty Care in Creston. No public services will be held. Burial will be private in Prairie Lawn Cemetery. Powers Funeral Home in Creston is assisting with arrangements.
Memorials are to be made to the Salem Lutheran Church or the Prairie Lawn Cemetery. Online condolences can be made at www.powersfh.com.
Clifford Eugene Olsen was born June 4, 1931, in Audubon County to Elmer and Olive (Wolfe) Olsen. He was educated in Audubon and graduated from high school in 1949. He served in the National Guard for 13 years.
On Feb. 27, 1953, Cliff was united in marriage to Lois Ann (Henriksen) in Audubon. Clifford and Lois were high school sweethearts and celebrated 70 years of marriage in February. They settled in Audubon County near Lois’ folks and Cliff was employed with Hootman Plumbing and Heating and Frank Brothers Plumbing and Heating before becoming a licensed self-employed plumber.
He then moved to Audubon, where he built a brick building for a shop and temporary home, while building the basement with plans to build above it. After the flood of 1958, Cliff became employed by the city of Audubon as custodian of the Memorial Building and became responsible for the Audubon Fire Department equipment 24 hours a day.
In 1960 the family moved to farm with Gilbert and Lyle Henriksen near Greenfield. In 1962 they moved to Denver for their daughter Cheryl’s health and Cliff drove a truck. In 1966 they bought an acreage in Spaulding where they continued to live after remodeling the home. Cliff continued to be a self-employed contractor and later managed Regency Park for 10 years until he retired in 1996. Cliff always loved going fishing and camping. Cliff was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Creston for 56 years.
Survivors include his wife Lois Olsen of Creston; daughter Roxanne (Jack) Wilson-Brown of Creston; son, Darrell Olsen of Afton; two grandsons James Wilson and Benjamin (Megan) Wilson; granddaughter Dustie (Allen) Pottorff; four great-grandchildren: Evelyn and Madison Wilson and Hayden and Callie Pottorff; brothers-in-law Marvin Rose of Honey Creek and Lyle Henriksen of Lenox; sister-in-law Mary Henriksen of Creston and Donna Stone of Kent, Washington; along with many other family members and friends.
Cliff is preceded in death by his parents; daughter Cheryl Olsen; great-grandson, Wyatt James Wilson and three sisters: Charlene Hollenback, Bev Finken and Sally Rose; sister-in-law Evelyn Henriksen; brothers-in-law, Gaylord Henriksen, Virgil (Betty) Henriksen and Willis Stone and two nephews Alan Henriksen and David Rose.