Olson)Stewart_14 February, 1941
Stewart K. Olson, 56, Idaho Falls resident, passed away after a lengthy, and courageous battle with cancer, August 20, 1997, at the University Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.
He was born February 14, 1941 in LaBelle, Idaho, the son of Ronald W. and Mavis Jones Olson in 1944, his family moved to their farm in the Fairview-Coltman area, where he grew up and attended Fairview, Coltman, and Bonneville High School.
Stew was of small stature but a job was never too big. His love for farming and the natural ability he had for machinery took him to many different job opportunities.
On March 26, 1960 he married Connie Lavon Weeks in Idaho Falls. They divorced after 32 years of marriage. After farming and working for various farmers for several years, he moved with his family to Bountiful, Utah, in February of 1972. He worked for Chevron Refinery, a challenging job where he made several advancements.
In 1978, he lived on a cattle ranch in the Malad area, but returned to the Idaho Falls area in 1982. He worked in construction for O & F Construction, harnessing water to make electricity at Dry Creek near Buhl, Idaho, Birch Creek, Fall River and Smith River in northern Idaho, and also in Oregon and California. His abilities were challenged in these different construction jobs, however, he mastered them. His real love was farming which he was engaged in until his illness.
On August 17, 1992, Stewart married Linda Wyzykoski of Alberta, Canada, at Soda springs, Idaho.
He is survived by his loving wife, Linda, Idaho Falls; ex-wife, Connie Olson of Rigby; two sons, Kim K. Olson (wife, Pattie); Bountiful, Utah, and Clint Olson.