Grace Elenore Olsen
September 22, 1906 — March 10, 2007
Grace Elenore Olsen, 100, of L'Anse, died Saturday evening, March 10, 2007, at Bayside Village in L'Anse.
She was born September 22, 1906, in L'Anse, a daughter of the late Bernt & Rosie (Turner) Olsen. Grace was raised in L'Anse and moved to Detroit to work as a secretary for Rustic Lumber Company where she was employed for more than 20 years. She then worked as a housekeeper for numerous priests and Bishop Mark Schmidt in Marquette for several years, retiring at the age of 80.
Grace returned to L'Anse in 1987 following her retirement and resided at Greenhill Manor before entering Bayside Village where she had lived for the past few years.
She was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and the Baragaland Senior Citizens.
She is survived by a nephew, Richard (Barbara) Edwards of L'Anse; 3 great-nieces and a great-nephew, Mary (Lester) Arceneaux of Corinth, TX, Pauline Edwards of Milwaukee, WI, Ann (Doug) George of Oxford, MI and James (Kathy) Edwards of L'Anse; and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by a brother, William B. Olsen and a sister, Mary Geraldine Edwards.
A private Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church. Interment will be in the L'Anse Evergreen Cemetery.
The Jacobson Funeral Home is assisting the family.