Funeral services for Alta “Ollie” Claire Thompson will be 2:00 PM Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Epworth Chapel, located at the United Methodist Camp in Spirit Lake, Iowa with June Goldman presiding. Interment will be at Spirit Lake Memory Gardens in Spirit Lake. Visitation will be held Friday from 3:00-6:00pm at the Turner Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

Alta “Ollie” Claire Thompson was born June 28, 1918 in Grand Meadow, Iowa, the daughter of Harvey and Edna (Bammer) Harrison. She was raised and educated in Grand Meadow, graduating from Grand Meadow High School. She then obtained her teaching degree from Morningside College in Sioux City.

In 1944 she married Charles Dale Thompson in San Francisco, CA. She taught school at Zearing, Hornick, and Sioux City. The couple retired to the Lakes Region in 1980.

Ollie passed away on August 24, 2009 at her home in Monarch Cove at ninety-one years of age.

She enjoyed swimming, reading, solitaire and crossword puzzles.

She is survived by two daughters, Terrie Thompson and her husband, Tim Jeffery of Madison, WI and Barbara Olesen of Plano, TX; one son, Dennis Charles Thompson and his wife, Becky of Albuquerque, NM; twelve grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Ollie was preceded in death by her husband, Dale in 1999; one brother, Wayne; four sisters, Jean, Charlotte, Helen, and Catherine; John Olesen, her son in law, also preceded her in death.

IN LOVING MEMORY
Alta “Ollie” Thompson
June 28, 1918
August 24, 2009

SERVICES
Epworth Chapel in Monarch Cove
Spirit Lake, Iowa
Saturday, August 29, 2009 ~ 2:00PM

CLERGY
June Goldman

MUSIC
The Old Rugged Cross
Hymn of Promise
Diana Wooley, vocalist
We Shall Behold Him
Lynne Koelling, pianist

PALLBEARERS
Ollie’s grandchildren
Ryan, Shawn & Mario Jeffery
Zack, Andy, & Allison Thompson
Jennifer, Ozzie & Tom Olesen
Darlys Werner
Courtney Woods
Julie Dieppa

INTERMENT
Spirit Lake Memorial Gardens
Spirit Lake, Iowa