Ogla BANE

16 NOV 1920 - 7 MAY 2015

• BIRTH: 16 NOV 1920, Okoboji Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa
• DEATH: 7 MAY 2015, Cassopolis, Cass, Michigan

• MARRIAGE: 19 AUG 1946, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

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[N12773] Olga Okonski
Nov. 16, 1920 - May 7, 2015
DOWAGIAC - Olga D. Okonski, 94, of Dowagiac, MI, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Miller's Assisted Living, Dowagiac. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Clark Chapel and Cremation Services, 405 Center Street, Dowagiac, MI, with Pastor Kel Penny of the 1st United Methodist Church of Dowagiac. Burial will follow at Mission Hills Memorial Gardens in Niles, MI. Friends may visit with the family Wednesday, May 13, from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Lakeland Hospice. Those wishing to leave a memory or condolence of Olga online may do so at www.clarkch.com. Olga was born Nov. 16, 1920, in the Okoboji Lake area in Dickinson County, Iowa, to John and Carrie (Thompson) Bane. At the early age of seven, Olga's mother died and she was left to help her father raise her three brothers and three sisters. She married Sylvester Okonski on August 19, 1946, in Louisville, KY. Olga and Sylvester moved back to the Dowagiac area and spent much time at Little Smith Lake renting fishing boats to anglers and renting out vacation cottages by the week. She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and long walks outdoors. Olga spent most of her life as a homemaker but after her husband died she went to work for the Heddon fishing lure company in Dowagiac for five years. She also was a volunteer for Lee Memorial Hospital for many years. Olga is survived by her son, Joel (Linnea) Okonski of Dowagiac; by 3 grandchildren, Mellissa Stull of Dowagiac, Jill (Greg) Nusbaum of Elkhart and Jennifer Okon-ski Wise of Dowagiac. She also leaves behind 5 great-grandchildren, Gabrielle StCin, Oran StCin, Jordan Nusbaum, Sean Wise and Bethany Wise. Olga was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Sylvester, a son, John, and her brothers, Harold, Russell and John Bane, and her sisters, Shirley Champlain, Vera and Wilma. Published in South Bend Tribune on May 10, 2015