La Donna Lou BLOCH

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Of Alexandria, Minnesota, at the time of her mother’s death in 2009.

LaDonna Lou (Bloch) Olson, 81, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at home, surrounded by her beloved family. LaDonna was born July 29, 1936, in Fergus Falls to Louis and Doris (Toso) Bloch. She attended Fergus Falls High School and later earned her GED.

On May 19, 1954, she married Mandus Olson at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. They moved immediately to California for a short period of time and then back to Fergus Falls. They moved again to California before moving back to Fergus for 11 years and then moving to St. Louis Park and Fridley. To grow their family business they moved to Coon Rapids and lived there until retiring and moving to Alexandria on Maple Lake. They were snowbirds and wintered in Phoenix for 27 years.

Donna was one of the best bakers in town. Her spritz Christmas cookies, chocolate chip cookies and blonde brownies were among many favorites. She loved doing jigsaw and crossword puzzles. She enjoyed playing bingo and playing the slots in the Sweetheart Tournament in Vegas each February. She loved helping her son Kristopher in the classroom. Donna was a late bloomer and didn’t get her driver’s license until she was 70 years old and after that was never home. She loved to drive, anywhere!

LaDonna is survived by her five children, Kim (Carol) Olson of Fort Pierce, Florida, Kathy (Duane) Begin of Mooresville, North Carolina, Kory Olson of St. Paul, Karla (Terry) Pavek of Maple Grove and Kristopher Olson of Phoenix; nine grandchildren, Jeremy Robideau, Breanna Begin, Kayla Begin, Jenna Begin, Mellissa Mrozek, Jessica (Troy) Stroman, Sarah Olson, Ryan Parks, Alexander Pavek; five great-grandchildren, Emily Robideau, Tyler Robideau, Cierra Mrozek, Shelby Stroman and Sydney Stroman, brother Deland Bloch, sister Lynette (Roger) Hutchins, countless nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her father Louis Bloch, mother Doris Lyngstad, step-father Clarence Lyngstad, former husband of 52 years Mandus Olson, twin daughters Melanie and Melinda, and sister-in-law Sharon Bloch.

La married Mandus Richard OLSON on 19 May 1954 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, and was divorced. Mandus was born on 13 Jul 1935 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; died on 22 Dec 2007 in Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]