Gloria Ann Olson

July 11, 1940 – December 23, 2024

Gloria Ann Olson, 84, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, with her family at her side.

She was born on July 11, 1940, in Wausau, Wisconsin, to the late Robert and Anne (Jones) Myers.

Gloria married Roger E. Olson on Sept. 12, 1959, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Iola.

Gloria graduated from Iola High School in 1959.

She enjoyed her flower gardens, hunting, golfing, bowling and snowmobiling.  Gloria was an amazing cook and some of her specialties included roasts, meatloaf, Norwegian meatballs, and pastries.

She also worked at Zwicker’s Knitting Mill in Waupaca, Wisconsin, Hanson Gloves in Clintonville, Wisconsin, and the Iola Nursing Home.

Gloria is survived by her husband Roger;  children: Scott (Sheila) Olson,  Shelly (Jim) Vollmer, and Sherri Floistad; grandchildren:  Tanner (Sophia) Olson, Samantha (Thomas) Wilz,  Nathan Domask, Dexter Domask, Kuhrtis (Mariah) Floistad, and Meranda Floistad; great-grandchildren:  Ruth, Zayden, Leland, Finley, Gannyn, and Lyle; sisters: Roberta Frankow and Connie (Vern) Wendt; and brothers: Glenn (Linda) Myers and Herbert (Ronda) Myers.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Kristine Shambeau; brother, Robert Alan Myers; brother-in-law, James Frankow; and son-in-law, Harold Floistad.

Gloria’s funeral Service will be held on Monday, Dec. 30, at 11 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Iola, with Rev. Dale Wilson officiating. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Interment will be at Our Savior’s Lutheran Cemetery in Iola.