Merle and Della Olson

Merle and Della Olson
Merle and Della Olson.

Della May Leistiko, daughter of William and Ordell Leistiko, married Merle Olson on October 8, 1950, in their home town of Lewiston, Montana.



Merle and Della had four children:

Karen OlsonBorn in 1951, in Lewistown, Montana.
Kay OlsonBorn in 1953, in Lewistown, Montana.
Bill OlsonBorn in 1955, in Lewistown, Montana.
Gail OlsonBorn in 1957, in Lewistown, Montana.

Della tells stories of her childhood in THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND RATTLESNAKES, TOO.

Merle died of a massive heart attack on August 31, 2012, in Cottonwood, AZ.


This page was first published April 22, 2003, and was last revised February 17, 2016. If you have comments, corrections or additional information or pictures you would like to contribute, feel free to contact Dave Nims.