Carol Marie Olson
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Carol Marie (Levenhagen) Olson, of Alexandria, Virginia, passed away May 18, 2021 at the age of 77. Carol fought cancer with courage, grace and dignity.
Carol was born October 19, 1943 to the late Gordon and Grace (Mueller) Levenhagen of Mishicot, Wisconsin. She attended Mishicot Public Schools, graduating in 1961. Carol earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music from Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She also attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She taught vocal music for three years in grade levels elementary through high school, in Menominee Falls and Mishicot, Wisconsin.
Carol enlisted in the Army in June of 1969 and was commissioned as a First Lieutenant. She was assigned to the Provost Marshal's office in Fort Sheridan, Illinois where she met Alfred Olson. They were married March 29th, 1975. Carol was Honorably Discharged in 1975 as a Captain. She remained attached to the Army Reserves, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Carol was preceded in death by her parents, her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Axel and Julia Olson, sisters-in-law Ruth (Richard) Grosse and Evelyn Olson.
She is survived by her husband, Alfred Olson, and three siblings; Linda (Eugene) Turnquist, Leon (Mary) Levenhagen, and Nancy (Robert) Zancig. Five nephews and four nieces also survive.
A funeral service with full military honors will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a future date.