La Grande, Oregon
Olga Marie Rollins, 91, of La Grande, died March 4 at a local care home. A private family memorial service was held March 7 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Loveland Funeral Chapel.
Olga was born July 3, 1915, to Edwin M. and Hannah Mabel (Miltzpaw) Jensen. She married Don Palmer Rollins Sept. 19, 1934, and they had eight children. They moved to Cove in 1949 and to La Grande in 1963.
Olga enjoyed reading, quilting and fixing dolls and making doll clothes for needy children.
Survivors include her children, Avlys Burton, Kaethe Fry and Ora Rollins, all of La Grande, Floyd Rollins of Tacoma, Wash., Marian Millman of Salt Lake City, Utah, Gladys Ferguson of Dayton, Tenn., John Naetin of Enterprise and Verla Collett of College Place, Wash.; siblings, Thelma Busby of Portland and Clarence M. Jensen of Cherryville; and 27 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
The Observer – Obituaries for the week ending Mar. 10, 2007 Published: March 10, 2007