Elsa Bell Olson age 94, of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream since 1988 and formerly a longtime resident of Elmhurst, died November 24 at her home. She was born April 23, 1916 in Forest Park Illinois.
Mrs. Olson was a District Trainer for 37 years at Illinois Bell (now AT&T). She was a volunteer with her late husband at DuPage Convalescent Center for over 15 years. While living in Elmhurst, she was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church.
She is survived by four sons, John (Elizabeth), Chuck, Neil, and Dean (Lynn) Sorensen; four grandchildren, Jeff, Heidi, Kristi and Nikki; and two great-grandchildren, Jeffrey O'Leary-Sorensen and Evelyn Reid.
She was preceded in death by three husbands, Hans Christian Sorensen, Harley Fenton Bell, and Albert E. Olson.
Visitation will be held on Monday, November 29 from 3:00 to 8:00 PM at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main Street in Wheaton. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, November 30 at 10:00 AM at St. John Lutheran Church, Main and Seminary in Wheaton; with Marcus Nelson officiating. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Gardens West in Oakbrook Terrace.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association
Greater Illinois Chapter, 8430 Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 800, Chicago, Illinois 60631-3473; or to St. John Lutheran Church, 125 E. Seminary Ave, Wheaton IL 60187.