SYRACUSE – Linda Olson, 56, North Webster, passed away Jan. 24, 2015, at the I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. She was born April 9, 1958, in Warsaw, to Richard and Janice Bowers Taylor. On April 16, 1977, she married Clint Olson, who survives in North Webster. She was a lifelong area resident. She started out in floral design, working for the newly formed floral department of Ace Hardware, Warsaw. She was a longtime interior decorator and owner of Olson's Casual Furnishings. She had been the office manager at Eastlund Funeral Home over the last three years. She was an avid water skier, and she enjoyed walking and riding bikes around the lake. She was a loving wife, mom, grandma and friend to many, and she will be dearly missed. Also surviving are six children: Mandy Olson, Hawaii; Christa (and spouse Brady) Wiggins, Jonathan (and spouse Melinda) Olson and Lindsay Olson, all of Fort Wayne; Jamie (and spouse Wayne) Fismer, Nashville, Tenn.; and Ryan (and spouse Christie) Olson, Greenville, N.C.; nine grandchildren; two sisters, Cinda (and spouse Mike) Chase, Kentucky, and Minda (and spouse Tom) Davenport, Florida; a brother, Dave (and spouse Jodi) Taylor, Wakarusa; and her mother, Janice Taylor, Wakarusa. Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Eastlund Funeral Home. Calling is from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to the Town of North Webster, which will be designated to the beautification of the town. Condolences may be sent via eastlundfuneralhome.com
