Olga E. Nelson (Koetke), beloved wife of Kenneth Nelson; loving mother of Donald (Carol) Koetke, Susan (Joel) Nickel, Bonnie (Jim) Buffa and Nancy (Nathan) Roach; stepmother of Dean (Marianne) Nelson, Lois (Richard) Baranski and Neal (Susan) Nelson; dear grandmother of 20; great-grandmother of 15; fond sister of Viola Essing and the late Victor, Rudolph and Carl Waldschmidt. Memorial service 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 4939 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL. Interment private. In lieu of flowers memorials to VNA Hospice Center, 501 Marquette St., Valparaiso, IN 46383 or the Henry Knueppel School Endowment Fund, c/o St. John’s Lutheran Church appreciated. Visitation Wednesday 2:30 to 9 p.m. at Matz Funeral Home, 3440 N. Central Ave. 773-545-5420 .
