Funeral services for Richard Olson will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. The Rev. Maurice Hagen will officiate. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at Dingmann Funeral Home.Richard LeRoy Olson, 69, Luverne, died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at Luverne Community Hospital. Richard Olson was born to Bert and Violet (Cornhel) Olson on Oct. 14, 1935, in Red Wing. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 1951. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1952 and served in Korea for 18 months. After he was honorably discharged he lived in Lake City for a few years. He moved to Luverne where he worked for A.R. Wood Manufacturing for a few years. He worked for Hoganson Construction for many years, building and repairing elevators. He married Betty DenHartog on Jan. 10, 1969, in Sioux Falls, S.D. They later divorced. Survivors include seven children, David (Amy) Olson, Beaver Creek, Charles Olson, Shawn Olson, both of Luverne, Jim Olson, Robert Olson, Peggy Olson and Rick Olson; three grandchildren; two brothers, Clyde Olson and Arnold Olson, both of Rochester; and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Olson was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Chad.