- Date Of Birth: June 11, 1932
- Date Of Death: October 8, 2020
- State: Idaho
Lacel Wayne Olsen, 88, of Iona, passed away October 8, 2020, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.
Wayne was born during the Depression on June 11, 1932, in Iona, Idaho, to William Alma Olsen and Hortense Walker Olsen, the ninth of eleven children. Growing up in a large family, he learned to work as a young boy, and was a hard worker all his life. He served in the United States Army as a Private First Class during the Korean War.
On July 29, 1954, he married Yvonne Alvey in Iona. Their marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple in 1960. Wayne and Yvonne were blessed with five children, Cynthia, David, Robert, James, and Julie.
Wayne is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Yvonne Olsen of Iona, ID; son, David Olsen of Idaho Falls; son, Robert (Doreen) Olsen of Tacoma, WA; son, James (Marie) Olsen of Idaho Falls; daughter, Julie Olsen of Canandaigua, NY; brother, Cloyed Olsen of Ft. Wayne, IN; sister, Laura Elda Howell of Palm Bay, FL; 11 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Hortense Olsen; daughter, Cynthia Starr; grandson, Michael Olsen; sisters, Jena, Leona, and Genice; and brothers, Alma, Merel, Therel, Edward, and Larry.
