Born ‎27 Jul 1941 Crow Wing County, Minnesota, died ‎13 Mar 2007 Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois‎, age 65 years, ‎1st marriage to: Robert Eugene Schalow, ‎2nd married/ related to: Living, ‎3rd married/ related to: Living
Jane Dianne Olson, 65, of Waterman, IL passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at Valley West Community Hospital in Sandwich. She was born Jul y 27, 1941 in Brainerd, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Eusebia (Rooney) Bisek. Jane lead a full and active life. She graduated from Brainerd High School in 1959 and was an avid reader and had a love and vast knowledge of literature. She worked in the Little Rock, Arkansas school system during her children's elementary years. She formerly was employed for K-Mart for twenty years in personnel services.

Jane was a free spirit. She married Geno, her soul mate, a wild and crazy musician on July 27, 1982. During their nearly 25 years together they shared many interests. They built a traveling bus and remodeled an old farm house with their own hands. They took many trips together. Jane loved her husband, home, pet and her wildflower garden and maintaining all of it. Jane will be missed by many who knew her to be some one who lived to serve others and had outstanding work ethic. Jane's motto in life was "somebody's got to do it". Her free spirit is now truly free for eternity.

She now leaves behind her husband, Eugene "Geno" Olson; their pet maltese, Taylor; one son, John David Schalow; two daughters, Deborah Lynn Schalow and Jacqueline Kay Schalow; one step daughter, Tiffanie Lynne Olson; her brother, John (Jo) Bisek of Houston, TX; her sister, Jeannie Kunkle of Minneapolis, MN and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by a dear friend, Mildred Miller of DeKalb.

She is preceded in death by her parents; and one sister, Dorothy Arlen e Bisek.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Fox Valley Older Adults, 1406 Suydam Road (across from the Sandwich Fair grounds) Sandwich. Visitation will be from noon until the time of service at 2:00 p.m. at Fox Valley Older Adults. Memorials may be directed to Sandwich Veterinary Hospital.

Published in the Aurora Beacon News on Mar. 15, 2007