Wantage Twp: Michael I. Olson, 56 died Sunday March 20, 2016 at Morristown Medical Center following a long illness. Mr. Olson, son of the late Ivan L. and Joan (Davenport) Olson was born in Paterson March 24, 1959. He had resided in the McAfee section of Vernon before moving to Wantage Twp. in 1987.

Mr. Olson was a Project Manager for Sterling Properties in Livingston. He was a member and past Officer of McAfee Fire Department as well as a longtime coach for Sussex-Wantage Little League. He was an avid golfer, Nascar fan and bowler. Mr. Olson enjoyed cooking and traveling, along with country music. He was also a highly skilled carpenter having built his own home in Wantage.

Mr. Olson is survived by his wife Daryl (Socha) Olson; children, Melissa Picard & her husband Caden of Alameda, CA and Adam Olson of Sparta; sister, Lisa Calderone & her husband Joseph of Hackettstown as well as several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Saturday March 26, 2016, 11:00AM at Ferguson Funeral Home 27 Third St. Sussex. Private cremation will follow. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 4-8PM. For online condolences and directions, please see www.fergusonsussexfuneralhome.com