Norman Lester Olsen, age 95, passed away May 14, 2018 at Glen Haven in Glenwood. Born in Audubon County, Iowa on September 4, 1922 to the late Carl and Lena Olsen. Norman proudly served his country during WW II in the US Army receiving two Battle Stars and the Purple Heart Medal, while in Rhineland, Central Europe. Norman farmed and for many years was an upholsterer at Charles Schneider Furniture and later at home. He is preceded in death by his parents and wife, Mary M. Olsen (2009), whom he married on November 13, 1954. Survivors include his children, Donna Rutledge, Thomas (Diane) Gibbons, Dave (Chris) Gibbons, James (Faye) Olsen, Larry (Susan) Olsen all of Council Bluffs; 13 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and great great-grandchildren; brother, Jack Olsen of Jamaica, Iowa.
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