Helen M. Olson
– August 27, 2025
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Helen M. Olson, 98, of Sun City Center, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2025, in the care of Lifepath Hospice.
Helen was born, educated and raised her family in Marshalltown, Iowa. She and her husband, Carroll, were partners in the Olson Construction Company, which built many homes in Iowa during the 1950s-1970s. Helen was instrumental in the success of this business and was known as a no-nonsense force at a time when this was a non-traditional career for women.
Their family spent summers on the South Shore of Clear Lake, Iowa, for many happy years.
In 1976, Helen and Carroll retired to Apollo Beach, and were the first residents of Eagle Lane. They enjoyed boating and fishing on Tampa Bay, as well as spending time with friends in the Apollo Beach Yacht Club. Helen loved a party, whether she was planning a game of bunco for friends or making decorations and delegating duties for the monthly meetings of the Aquasizers Club in Sun City Center. Her joy in life was evident by Helen’s parting words: “It’s been wonderful.”
She is predeceased by her husband, Carroll; her daughter, Dianne; her son, Jeff; and grandson, Dan.
Left to mourn her loss are family members, local granddaughter, Elizabeth “Libby” Olson, and daughter-in-law, Jayne Kirse; in addition to grandchildren, Jeff Cowell (Alicia), and Kimberly Cole, in Iowa; son, Tom (Beverly); and grandsons, Michael (Nina) and Jamie (Mandy), all in Texas. Helen also had eight great-grandchildren, Emma, Jack, Lauren, Andrew, Hayden, Brynn, Cohen and Baylor, and one great-great-granddaughter, Charlotte.
Helen M. Olson, 98, of Sun City Center, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2025, in the care of Lifepath Hospice.
Helen was born, educated and raised her family in Marshalltown, Iowa. She and her husband, Carroll, were partners in the Olson Construction Company, which built many homes in Iowa during the 1950s-1970s. Helen was instrumental in the success of this business and was known as a no-nonsense force at a time when this was a non-traditional career for women.
Their family spent summers on the South Shore of Clear Lake, Iowa, for many happy years.
In 1976, Helen and Carroll retired to Apollo Beach, and were the first residents of Eagle Lane. They enjoyed boating and fishing on Tampa Bay, as well as spending time with friends in the Apollo Beach Yacht Club. Helen loved a party, whether she was planning a game of bunco for friends or making decorations and delegating duties for the monthly meetings of the Aquasizers Club in Sun City Center. Her joy in life was evident by Helen’s parting words: “It’s been wonderful.”
She is predeceased by her husband, Carroll; her daughter, Dianne; her son, Jeff; and grandson, Dan.
Left to mourn her loss are family members, local granddaughter, Elizabeth “Libby” Olson, and daughter-in-law, Jayne Kirse; in addition to grandchildren, Jeff Cowell (Alicia), and Kimberly Cole, in Iowa; son, Tom (Beverly); and grandsons, Michael (Nina) and Jamie (Mandy), all in Texas. Helen also had eight great-grandchildren, Emma, Jack, Lauren, Andrew, Hayden, Brynn, Cohen and Baylor, and one great-great-granddaughter, Charlotte.