Annabel VanCleve Olsen, 92, died on February 5th, 2011 at St. Peter\u2019s Hospital in Helena, Montana.<\/p>\n
Annabel was born July 15, 1918 on the family farm near Hardin, MT. She was the daughter of Guy T. and Mary Gilleland VanCleve. She grew up on the family homestead with her sister, Gretchen. Annabel graduated from Hardin High School and earned a B.S. degree in Medical Technology from the University of Montana.<\/p>\n
While working at the Great Falls Clinic, she met Ole Olsen. They married on December 31, 1943 and were married for 66 years. When Ole went into service for WWII, Annabel joined the Navy and served as a WAVE for two years. After the war, they settled in Great Falls where their three children were born. She and Ole moved to Helena in 1968.<\/p>\n
As she raised her family, Annabel worked as a medical technician and an x-ray technician at several facilities in Great Falls and Helena. She retired in 1981. Annabel had been a member of Eastern Star, taught Sunday school and served as a Boy Scout leader for her children. She enjoyed researching family history and was a member of the Lewis and Clark Genealogy Society. After retiring, Annabel and Ole enjoyed traveling and gardening. They were members of St. John\u2019s Lutheran Church. For the last few years, she enjoyed her stay at Son Heaven. The family would like to thank the staff and friends for their loving care.<\/p>\n
Annabel is survived by her husband, Olaf and her three children, Donna (Keith) Kohnke of Billings, David (Leona) Olsen of Helena and Dale (Gail) Olsen of Cottonwood, Arizona. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Amy, Jenny, Todd and Rachel; her great-granddaughters, Kaitlin, McKenzie and Lauren; and numerous nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
A memorial service for friends and family will be held at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 12, 2011. A reception will follow the service at the funeral home. Burial of her remains will be at the Montana State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Harrison. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.aswfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/313073_profile_pic.jpg","youtube_video_url":"","family_email":"","family_first_name":"","family_last_name":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case\/761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}