Gerald Olson

Gerald Olson, age 62, 0f St. James died on Monday, April 11, 2011, at the St. James Medical Center in St. James. Gerald Ralph Olson was born in Denison, Iowa, on September 16, 1948, the son of Ralph and Bernice (Peterson) Olson. He attended school in St. James and served in the US Army during the Viet Nam era. Following his military service, Jerry returned to St. James where he worked in the construction industry building co-op buildings for Farmland Industries around the area. Jerry also worked at St. James Plating. He then returned to school and received his GED, went to Sun Prairie Trucking School in Sun Prairie, WI. He returned to St. James and went to work for Runge Trucking. Jerry was a member of the American Legion in St. James, enjoyed playing golf with his brother, Willie, pull tabs, and playing card games on his computer. He is survived by his daughters; Renee Aguilar of St. James, Tara Olson of Aburndale, FL, brothers; Curtis (Sandy) Olson of St. James, William Olson of St. James, Thomas (Denise) Olson of St. James, Charles (Linda) Wilkinson of Arkansas, sister; Sharon Rodriguez of St. James, 6 grandchildren; Tatyana, Devon, Adrianna, Anthony, Alexia, Lilyana, uncles, aunts and cousins. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Orrin and sister Betty.