Bev was born
in Alexandria, MN on November 25, 1963, to Lloyd and Violet Olson. As a child
she grew up 2 miles south of Brandon, MN with 2 brothers and 6 sisters; she was
the next to youngest child. She had a
very happy childhood on the farm with all her brothers and sisters where she
became an expert at milking cows. Bev
attended Brandon Public Schools through grade and high school, graduating in
1982 as Valedictorian. In school she was
an active member of the FFA and a Cheerleader.
Bev attended
Moorhead state college and received a 4-year degree in accounting. During college she worked at Arrowwood resort
for extra money. After college she
started with Farm Credit Administration, where she worked as a Federal Bank
Examiner in Bloomington, MN for 36 years until her passing. In 2004, she won the Civil Servant of the Year
Award from the Federal Executive Board of Minnesota. She enjoyed her job and her coworkers throughout
her career.
Bev was
married to Eric on May 6, 1995, in Brandon at West Moe Church. Eric and Bev had a lot of good years living
in Burnsville, MN until present. They enjoyed
going out together and playing darts, and Bev won first place in cricket league
in 1994. Bev enjoyed going places and they
went on many great vacations: Jamaica, Mexico, Cayman Islands, Florida, and even
once to Bali. In the early 2000s they
purchased a lake place on Pelican Lake near Ashby, MN, where they made a lot of
good memories over the years, having fires, fishing, boating and just enjoying
the lake life.
On February 18,
2004, the most wonderful thing in Bev’s life happened when her daughter Zoe was
born. She was the apple of Bev’s eye;
they were inseparable as Zoe grew up. Mama
was always super proud of her Zoe. Over
the years they spent much of each summer at Pelican Lake. During the winters they enjoyed many
wonderful vacations, beaches were everyone’s favorite. Zoe graduated from Burnsville High School as Valedictorian
in 2022 and is now attending Dartmouth College, and Bev was so proud of her
little girl.
Bev will be
missed by her family and friends; she was wonderful person who could always make
you laugh and smile. She was very loving
and generous to everyone who knew her. She
will be missed by all of us.
