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Viola Marie “Vi” <I>Dropps</I> Olds

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Viola Marie “Vi” Dropps Olds

Birth
Sauk Rapids, Benton County, Minnesota, USA
Death
18 Sep 2000 (aged 80)
Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Emily, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Viola 'Vi' M. Olds

Viola "Vi" Marie Olds, 80, Brainerd, formerly of Outing, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.

She was born Dec. 7, 1919, in Sauk Rapids to Mike and Muriel (Lewis) Dropps. She married James M. Olds on Dec. 31, 1935, in St. Paul. She was a member of the Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter and a former member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Outing. She also was a member of Women of the Moose in Brainerd. She operated the Standard Oil Co. in Outing from 1944 to 1967. She was a rural mail carrier from Outing to Swatara for many years.

Survivors include a daughter, Donna Peppel, East Gull Lake; two brothers, Herbert and Floyd Dropps, both of Hill City; a sister, Doris Hansen, Springfield, Ill.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Her husband died earlier.

Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter with Revs. Darrell Pedersen and Robert Aulle officiating. Burial will be in the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Emily. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Outing with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. and one hour before services Thursday at the Baxter church.
Viola 'Vi' M. Olds

Viola "Vi" Marie Olds, 80, Brainerd, formerly of Outing, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.

She was born Dec. 7, 1919, in Sauk Rapids to Mike and Muriel (Lewis) Dropps. She married James M. Olds on Dec. 31, 1935, in St. Paul. She was a member of the Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter and a former member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Outing. She also was a member of Women of the Moose in Brainerd. She operated the Standard Oil Co. in Outing from 1944 to 1967. She was a rural mail carrier from Outing to Swatara for many years.

Survivors include a daughter, Donna Peppel, East Gull Lake; two brothers, Herbert and Floyd Dropps, both of Hill City; a sister, Doris Hansen, Springfield, Ill.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Her husband died earlier.

Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter with Revs. Darrell Pedersen and Robert Aulle officiating. Burial will be in the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Emily. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Outing with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. and one hour before services Thursday at the Baxter church.


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  • Created by: Jim Lee
  • Added: Sep 28, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59347124/viola_marie-olds: accessed ), memorial page for Viola Marie “Vi” Dropps Olds (7 Dec 1919–18 Sep 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59347124, citing Pine Ridge Cemetery, Emily, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Jim Lee (contributor 46942055).