Cathryn Towley Olson

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Olson, Cathryn Towley 82, died on June 19, 2017. Preceded in death by parents Violet Mattson Towley and Carl Kahrs Towley Sr., daughter Jennifer Olson Guentert, sister Mary Towley Swanson, brother the Rev. Carl Kahrs Towley Jr., and son-in-law Philip Guentert. She is survived by son Andrew (Lori) Olson; daughter Elizabeth (Eric Jensen) Olson; grandchildren Emily and August Olson, Eleanor and Louise Guentert, and Marcus and Audrey Jensen; former husband Howard Olson, brother-in-law David Swanson (Joanne Reid), many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. A graduate of Hopkins High School, Wellesley College, and Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Cathryn was a teacher, librarian, school administrator, labor attorney and public sector labor arbitrator.Memorial services will be held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 2730 31st Street, Minneapolis at 1:00 on June 28. Visitation is at the church one hour before the service. Arrangements through Cremation Society of MN. Memorials are preferred to Wellesley College Student Aid Society (Jennifer Olson Guentert Fund) or the American Swedish Institute.

Published on June 25, 2017