RAPID CITY | JoAnne Olsen, 83, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in Rapid City.

JoAnne was born on February 10, 1933 in Wallace, Idaho to Charles B. Marshall and Ruby M. (Hart) Marshall. When she was only weeks old, the family moved back home to the Black Hills where she grew up. She attended Wilson School, 8 th grade in Nemo, and graduated from Rapid City High School in 1951. She obtained an Associate's Degree from South Dakota State University in 1954.

On September 4, 1954 she married William (Bill) L. Olsen at the First Methodist Church in Rapid City. During Bill's career with the U.S. Army and Montgomery Ward, they resided in nine different states and in West Germany. In 2002, they returned home to Rapid City.

JoAnne is survived by her husband Bill Olsen, Rapid City; her sons Mike Olsen, Deadwood, and Tim Olsen (Hope Foster), Lead; her sisters Sally Talley, Rapid City, and Becky (Larry) Carson, Eaton, CO; her granddaughter Tressa Olsen, Austin, TX; her niece Joyce (Leonard) Haney, Rapid City; her cousin Patty (Marshall) Dewey, Rapid City; as well as many other nieces, nephews, and cousins.

An inurnment well he held on Friday, October 14, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with a luncheon to follow at the Rapid City Elks Lodge, 3333 Jolly Lane.