Teena Olson

Our loving mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend, Teena Olson, 67, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at her home of natural causes. She was born on July 3, 1955 in Roosevelt, Utah, the oldest daughter of Ralph Earl and Sharon Searle Olson. She lived in Vernal until she was 15, moving to Bountiful where she graduated from Viewmont High School in 1973. She attended Ricks College where she earned her associate degree in early education. While at Ricks she was a ballroom dancer where she toured Europe. Teena married David E. Gillies on December 18, 1976 in the Salt Lake Temple. They had six daughters from this union. They later divorced. Teena was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She loved to teach the primary children. She also played the organ in the temple. She was currently employed by the US Postal Service where she was a coder. Teena loved to dance, attend plays, water parks, played the piano and was always up to adventures. Teena cherished her six daughters and loved being with them and especially the grandchildren. Surviving are her six daughters: Rachel Larsen; Alisa (Michael) Muelling; Sheri (Andrea) Glow; Nicole (Michael) Howard; Kayla (Bryce) Mattinson; Mikelle (Michael) Strebel; 10 grandchildren; one son-in-law, Matthew Larsen; her parents, Ralph and Sharon Olson; 4 siblings, Tylene Olson; RLynn (Sandi) Olson; Dottie Sue (Lynn) Tanner; Katy Mae (Greg) Gamble and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. at Meadowbrook Ward, 990 Chapel Drive, Bountiful, UT. A viewing will be held on Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at the church prior to the services. Click this link to view additional details about Teena's Services, including any available live streams: https://my.gather.app/remember/teena-olson Interment will be in the Bountiful City Cemetery. Send condolences to www.gfc-utah.com.