y (Kim) Merchant; his uncle, Merle (Lorraine) Olson of Hutchinson, MN.; his mother-in-law, Geneva Merchant; his uncle, Richard Hanson of Kamus, WA.; grandchildren; a niece; a nephew; and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ivan and Arlet Olson; his maternal grandparents, Anna and Jewel Johnson; his paternal grandparents, Ole and Sylvia Olson; a sister, Ilene Lunning; an aunt, Lillian Hanson; an uncle, Cecil and Burnette Olson; and his father-in-law, Roy Merchant.