Carol Louise (Boden) Olander

Carol L. Olander age 76 of Cambridge, died unexpectedly at Cambridge Medical Center on March 10, 2022. She was born on April 27, 1945 to Glenn and Della Boden at Muroc Army Air Base in Bakersfield, CA.  Shortly after her birth, she travelled with her parents via a Model A Ford, cross-country to Oxlip, MN, her father’s birthplace.

Carol attended grade-school at the one-room Oxlip school until the 8th grade, then to Cambridge High School, graduating in 1963. 

She was united in marriage to Steve Olander on December 11, 1965 at First Baptist Church in Cambridge, MN.  They resided in the Cambridge area, raising their two children, Kristen and Scott.

Apart from raising her children, she did at-home daycare, cooked at Pizza Barn and was a seamstress at Randy Lynn’s Bridal in Blaine.  Later, she became her son’s private daycare for   her granddaughter Kylie and cousins Nick and Ryan.

Carol enjoyed scrapbooking, flower gardening, being Grandma’s Taxi and watching QVC.

She was preceded in death by her husband Steve and parents Glenn & Della Boden.

Carol is survived by her children Kristen (David) Strigel and Scott (Amy ) Olander; special granddaughter Kylie, furry grand-dog Jack, brother Brian (Joanne) Boden and niece Kelsey Boden and many other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Memorial service at 11 AM on Friday, March 25, 2022 at First Baptist Church 304 S. Main St. Cambridge, MN.

Friends may gather 1 hour prior to the service at the church.

Private interment.

Memorials preferred in lieu of flowers.

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