Maurice L. Olson, 95, of Mendota died April 27, 2018, in his residence.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Sandy Smith officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.

Maurice was born July 20, 1922, in Nettle Creek Township, Grundy County to Oliver and Edith (Wagner) Olson. He married Winifred Walker on Feb. 28, 1960, in Rochelle.

He was a member of the Triumph Methodist Church. He was a 1940 graduate of Mendota High School. He was a member of Waltham Curling Club, Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star. He was a lifelong farmer in Ophir Township.

He is survived by one son, Kent (Kara) Olson of Ottawa; two daughters, Karen (Stephen Martin) Smith of Coral Springs, Fla., and Karol (Will Vaughn) Hindle of Utica; grandchildren, Kyle and Kevin Olson, Jacob (Megan) Hindle and Wyatt Hindle, Valerie Harris and Carter Buck; a great-granddaughter due in July; one brother, Otis Olson of Novi, Mich.; three sisters, Eleanor Zimmerlein of LaMoille, Doris Johnson of Baraboo, Wis., and Marilyn (Raleigh) Shifflette of Mendota; and one sister-in-law, Margaret Smith of Steward.

He was preceded in death by his wife on Oct. 11, 2001.

Memorials may be directed to the Triumph United Methodist Church.