Olga Myrom

Olga Marie Myrom, age 96 of Sauk Centre, died Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Sauk Centre.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at the First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Rebecca Thomas officiating. Inurnment will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Sauk Centre.

A gathering of family and friends will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 2nd at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre.

Olga Marie Rustan was born October 21, 1920 to Swedish immigrants, Olander and Esther (Johannson) Rustan in the family's farm home at Zimmerman, Minnesota. Olga attended elementary school in Zimmerman and graduated from Elk River High School in 1937. She then attended Twin City Business College, Minneapolis, and upon graduating was employed as a secretary at the University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus. During this time, she met graduate student Arthur Myrom who she married September 6, 1940 in Trinity Lutheran Church in Princeton, Minnesota.

They made their first home in Long Prairie, Minnesota from 1940 to 1947. When Arthur had an employment transfer to St. Cloud. In 1955 they relocated to Sauk Centre, having purchased a real estate, insurance, and income tax service business. Art and Olga operated it together as the Art Myrom Agency for 23 years, when they retired to their home on Juergens Lake in rural Sauk Centre. In January, 1989 they moved back to Sauk Centre due to Arthur's illness. With the help of St. Michael's Hospital Home Care, Olga lovingly cared for him at home during his final years.

Olga enjoyed gardening, daily walks, crosswords, reading, Bible study, and listening to music. Her favorite times were spent in the company of friends and her large family. She was a member of First Lutheran Church, Retirees Bible Study and Esther Circle at First Lutheran, Sauk Centre Seniors, and the Eastern Star. Olga was an active community volunteer in her younger years.

A special word of thanks to the staff at CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Sauk Centre for the loving care provided to Olga during her final months.

She is survived by her children, Dr. Ronald (Michele) Myrom of West Union, IA, Joan (Samuel Jurkovic) Myrom of Shoreview, MN, Barbara Myrom of Sebastopol, CA, Dr. Ruth (Thomas) Small of Kalamazoo, MI and Linda (Gary) Lawrence of Kenyon, MN; grandchildren, Karen Steinhilber, Jeffrey Myrom, Daniel Myrom, Petra Jurkovic, Jess Jurkovic, Byron Almen, Scott Harring, Jeffrey Harring, Adam Lawrence, Christina Lawrence, and Andrew Hoffer; 16 great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Olga was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur on July 1, 1996; her parents, Olander and Esther Rustan; sister, Esther Maurer; and brothers, Henry Rustan, Leo Rustan, and Harry Rustan.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to First Lutheran Church, Sauk Centre.