Sharon Joan Olson, 75, of Lons Dale, Minn., passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at Abbot Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn.
She was born Aug. 22, 1950, to Earl and Mabel (Felio) Williams. She graduated from Brookwood High School in 1969. She was married to Duane A. Olson on June 7, 1975. She worked at Korner Bakery in Sparta, Wis., for five years, Northern Engraving for six years, and Transcontinental, formally known as Union Camp International Paper, Exopack, LLC for 28 years.
Sharon is survived by her children, Theresa Gagliardi of Sellersville, Penn., Todd (significant other Alicia Defliger) Olson of Norwalk, Wis., and Tracy (Joe) Stahl of New Prague, Minn.; her five grandchildren, Stephen, Trent, and Luke Gagliardi, and Daniel and Chelsey Stahl; her sisters-in-law, Shirley Jahn, Joanne Waege, Cherlyn (Don) Moseley, and Cate Phelps; her brother-in-law, Gary (Yovonne) Olson; and her brother, Jimmie Williams.
Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Mabel (Felio) Williams; her husband, Duane A. Olson; her son, Travis H. Olson; her mother- and father-in-law, Chester and Agnes Olson; three brothers, Sidney, Kenneth and Lester Williams; a sister, Verna Dopson; her sisters-in-law, Arlene Greeno, Marly S. Waege, and Marcella Williams; and her brothers-in-law, Marvin Dopson, Robert Marx, William Waege, Bernard Waege, Eugene Greeno, Thomas Jahn, and Larry Olson.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church (South Ridge), 25525 County Hwy. P., Ontario. Pastor Zachary Meier will officiate. Burial will be in the Home Cemetery, Ontario. Relatives and friends are invited for a time of visitation on Saturday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. The Sonnenburg/Smith-Nelson Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Online condolences can be offered by visiting www.sonnenburgfamilyfh.com.
