GLENBURN, MN (March 16, 2012) – Funeral services are pending for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Donald L. Olson, 85, who died Thursday night.
Olson was born March 11, 1927, in Petaluma, California. He graduated the College of the Pacific in 1956 and North Park Theological Seminary in 1961.
Olson married Mildred Helgerson on June 24, 1961. Survivors include his wife and four children.
Covenant News Service will publish additional information as it becomes available.
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