Grandma Olga



Only one person out of 2 Billion or so can live to be 116 years old. I'm running out of time. Sweetheart: Eternity: Walk softly down that long lonely road for somewhere you will hear me call your name.

She must have heard him calling. Now they are together again.


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Olga C. (Mrs. Vernon) Pofahl, age 94, of Walcott Township, rural Rice County, died on Saturday, September 29, 2007.

Olga Caroline, the daughter of Peter and Ida (Lee) Houglum, was born January 31, 1913 in Merton Township, Steele County, Minnesota.  She attended country school in the Moland area.  Olga was baptized on February 12, 1913 and confirmed on June 27, 1926 at Moland Lutheran Church.  She married Vernon R. Pofahl on May 28, 1932 in Kenyon.  Together they farmed in Walcott Township. She was employed at the Owatonna Hospital for 18 years retiring in 1978.  She enjoyed embroidering, crocheting, quilt and rug making, gardening, baking and spending time with her grandchildren.  She was also a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Medford, Ladies Aid and Craft Group.

She is survived by four children, Elaine (and Roger) Foss of Faribault, Vera (and Harvey) Hobbs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, Darrel (and Yvonne) Pofahl of Faribault and Glen (and Christine) Pofahl of Cannon Falls; eight grandchildren, Susan (and Mickey) Bluedorn, Sharon Foss, Dawn (and
John) Whyte, Loren Pofahl, Allen (and Tanja) Pofahl, Anna (and Brett) George, Rebecca (and Daniel) Grothe, and Carla (and Jeff) Preuss; seven great grandchildren, Brian (and Kelly) Bluedorn, Amy Bluedorn,  Oskar Grothe, Lindsay Matthews, Hannah and Ella Pofahl and Lily George; one great great granddaughter, Allison Bluedorn; two sisters, Charlotte (and Earl) Bonde and Jeanette (and Vaughn) Kispert; two sisters-in-law,  Anna Houglum and Marian Houglum and many nephews and nieces.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Vernon, on February 2, 2001; five brothers, Clarence, Berthram, Norman, Melvin and Marvin, and two sisters, Cora Johnson and Palma Houglum.

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