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Thelma Odegaard

d. March 9, 2018

Thelma Odegaard

Thelma Odegaard, 82, Little Rock, joined her Viking ancestors in Valhalla on March 9th, 2018. She is survived by her four children: Marc Johnson (Linda), Little Rock, AR; Eric Johnson, Tampa, FL; Kathryn Bernard (Paul), Seminole, FL; Jim Jacobson, Rice Lake, WI; and five grandchildren.

Thelma was the daughter of Christian and Hulda Odegaard of Hainesville, WI. She graduated from Sturgeon Bay, High School in 1953; attended the University of Wisconsin; was President of the Milan, IL United Presbyterian Women; worked for the Rock Island County Family Community Resource Center; sold real estate for Newton Realty in Fort Meyers, FL; served as a caregiver for terminally ill patients in Lee County, FL; was a member of the Sons of Norway; was administrative assistant at the Arkansas Nonprofit Alliance in Little Rock, AR; and retired as administrative assistant at Creative Media Services in Little Rock, AR.

Friends and family are invited to a party celebrating her life on March 24, 2018 from 4-6 PM at Graffiti's Restaurant in Little Rock. Memorials may be sent to the Humane Society of Pulaski County (AR) or P.A.R.K (Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids), Little Rock, AR.

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