Dayel Milton Olson was born in Heron Lake, Minnesota on January 8, 1927 to Harry and Martha (Skogen) Olson of Storden, Minnesota. His father was killed in an accident when Dayel was an infant so he went and lived with his grandparents south of Storden. Dayel attended the red, white and blue school house in Springfield Township and graduated from Heron Lake High School. He attended Augsburg College for one year. Dayel entered the service in April of 1945. He completed basic training in Texas and was shipped overseas to Yokohama, Japan in October of 1945. Dayel stayed there with the signal corps for one year and was shipped home and honorably discharged from Fort Sheridan, Illinois. After Dayel was discharged he worked on farms for people and worked at the Storden Times where he learned the printing art. He then began working with the First State Bank of Storden in July of 1948. On May 10, 1951, Dayel was united in marriage to Dolores Gebhard at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Windom, Minnesota. This marriage was blessed with three children, Don, Doyle and Dorothy. After their marriage they continued living in Storden where Dayel worked at the bank and in 1971 he bought the Storden Bank where he would work until retiring in 1986. Dayel moved into the Good Samaritan Society of Westbrook in January of 2013 where he lived until passing away on Saturday morning, October 11, 2014 at the age of 87. Dayel was a member of the Bethany Lutheran Church in Storden where he was an usher, treasurer, and President of the congregation. He was also a member of the American Legion and Minnesota Banking Association. He served on the Storden School Board, was Vice President of Cottonwood County Cancer Society, local Civil Defense Director and President of the First State Bank. Dayel enjoyed horseshoe, bowling, golfing and spending time with his family. He is survived by his loving wife of sixty-three years, Dolores "Gebby" Olson of Westbrook; three children, Don Olson of Prior Lake; Doyle Olson and his wife, Teri, of Henderson, NV; Dorothy Jorgenson and her husband, Ron, of Jeffers; five grandchildren, Amanda Olson, Andrea Olson, Eric Jorgenson, Martha Nerness and her husband, Andrew, and Jena Parker and her husband, Pryce; and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents.