Obituary - Posted: 12/6/05
Alden Olson
Alden Olson, 75, of Cottage Grove, died November 27, 2005.
Alden grew up on a farm near Caledonia and graduated from Caledonia High School in 1948. He received a scholarship to Luther College in Decorah. After a two-year stint in the military, he started his teaching career in Jasper, MN. In 1957, he married Frances Schroer of La Crosse, WI.
Al took a year off from teaching to obtain his masterís degree in education from the University of Minnesota. He then became a principal and later the superintendent of the Hitterdahl, MN school system.
He moved to Fairmont to become high school principal and athletic director. Later, he was hired as assistant principal at Park Junior High in Cottage Grove and at the time of his retirement in 1987, he was principal at Oltman Junior High, St. Paul Park.
Survived by his wife Fran, sister Shirley Ziegelmaier; one son, Scott (Beth) Olson and one daughter, Darla (Brian) Schroeder and 4 grandchildren.
Visitation was held at Oltman Junior High in St. Paul Park on Dec 1. Funeral services were at Zion Lutheran Church in Cottage Grove, on Dec 2, 2005. Arrangements were made by Kok Funeral Homes.
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