Funeral services for Olga P. Wallace, 98, formerly of Cando, will be 11:00 am, Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Cando Lutheran Church with Pastor Bonnie Weaver officiating.Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Burial will follow at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Cando.

Olga passed away on Monday, May 27, 2014, at the Hill Top Home of Comfort in Killdeer, ND.

Olga Pauline Wallace was born on November 23, 1915, the daughter of Ole and Karen (Bjugan) Morseth at Edmore, ND. She grew up and attended school in Edmore. Olga went on to Mayville College where she received her teaching certificate in 1933. In 1938, she completed her teaching standard through correspondence and summer school. Throughout her life, she taught school at Sullivan, Hope, ND, and West Overland Township. Olga married Robert Wallace on September 24, 1938 at Crookston, MN. They lived in Overland Township and eventually moved to Sullivan Township. In 1962, they moved to Cando where they operated the Coffee Cup Café until 1970 and then was employed at Style Shop until 1982. In their retirement years, Robert and Olga wintered in Mesa, AZ for a few winters before he passed away on April 13, 2007.

Olga was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church of Edmore, and she was an attending member of the Cando Lutheran Church. She was also a member of the Cando Sons of Norway. Olga loved to dance, play bingo, mow grass on a large riding mower, and to visit with everyone – and a good, hot cup of coffee. She loved to watch the Minnesota Twins and also loved to hear about all of the grandchildren.

Survivors include sons Charles Wallace, Toledo, WA; James (Linda), Killdeer, ND; Robert Joseph "Joe" (Sharla), Kelso, WA; daughters Karen (Roger) Childs, Bellevue, WA; Carol (John) Weinmann, Mesa, AZ; Roberta Fensch, Enumclaw, WA; Iola (Larry) Kaibel, Drake, ND; 19 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and her many friends at both Hill Top and Cando.

She was preceded in death by her parents Ole and Karen Morseth; husband C. Robert Wallace; son Roger; brothers Joe, Leif, and Rudolf "Duff" Morseth and sister, Gertrude Berntson.





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My deepest sympathy to your family.  Marvin and I always enjoyed visiting with Olga and Bob. Joyce Carter







Our sympathies to your family at this time.What a blessing to have had this special lady in your life for all these years. Sincerely Bob and Norma (Kyes) Timms







Thoughts and prayers to Olga's family. Got to know her will I took care of you dad in the Cando Hospital. She was a very nice person. Kristi Lee-Weyrauch (Vera Loken's daughter)