Olga C. Holmen, 99

Olga C. Holmen, 99, of Coeur d’Alene, passed away Sept. 1, 2012, at home. She was born Oct. 18, 1912, in Lunds Valley, N.D., to Olaf and Klara Peterson.

On Sept. 11, 1934, she married Melvin Holmen in Lunds Valley. Olga lived in Stanley and Minot, N.D. She moved to Bremerton, Wash., in 1968 then to Coeur d’Alene in 1978. Olga worked at Ellison’s Dept. Store in Minot and Penny’s in Bremerton in the fabric department. She retired in 1973. Olga was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Coeur d’Alene. She enjoyed gardening and quilting.

Survivors include her daughters, Myrna Vincent of Coeur d’Alene, Dorothy Burke of Albany, Ore., and Rose Meronuck of Roseville, Minn. She is also survived by nine grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Olga is preceded in death by her husband, Melvin in 1987; also two brothers and two sisters.

The family wishes to thank Melanie and Richard French and Myron and Norma Fencl for their devotion to Olga. Contributions may be sent to your local Humane Society.

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, at English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene.