a huge vegetable garden including grape vines, raspberry bushes, flowers and bittersweet. She would take her grandchildren hiking and had them convinced there was a troll under the bridge. Olga worked many years at Choates department store as alterations seamstress and later at Camera Arts. When they both retired, they loved traveling especially to Washington state and Canada in the summer and Florida in the winter.
Survivors include children Jeanne (William) Russ of Montgomery Minn., Dianne Berndt-Connors of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Gayle Berndt of Weaver, Minn. and Roger (Debbie) of Friday Harbor, Wash.; grandchildren Greg (Vicki) Russ and Kathryn (Daniel) Sprenger; great grandchildren Brenna, Veronica, Catrina, Anthony and Dayne Russ, Ryan and Danyka Sprenger; sister-in-law Esther Berndt; along with cousins, nieces and nephews.
Olga was preceded in death by her husband Alfred of 75 years; siblings, Gordan, Erwin, Lucille and Jeanette; son-in law John Connors; granddaughter Caroline Hirschman.
Funeral service will be held at 12 p.m., Saturday, December 29th with visitation starting at 11 a.m. at the Hoff Celebration of Life Center in Goodview. A reception will follow. Olga will be laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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