J. Christopher Olesen, 72

    ELK HORN -- J. Christopher Olesen, 72, Elk Horn, died December 6 at the Salem Lutheran Home.
    Services will be held Monday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.  Visitation will be Sunday, Dec. 11 from 4-7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.
    Olesen is survived by his wife, Wilma “Willie” (Armet) Olesen of Avoca; sons J. Christopher (Tonya) Olesen II of Avoca and Jeremy (Amy) Olesen of Altoona; daughter Brandi (Wade) Schuknecht of Maple Grove, MN; brother Willard (Susan) Olesen of Greenfield; sister Catherine Olesen of Greenfield; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.