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, Ark.; Eric Johnson, Tampa, Fla.; Kathryn Bernard (Paul), Seminole, Fla.; Jim Jacobson, Rice Lake, Wis.; and five grandchildren. Thelma was the daughter of Christian and Hulda Odegaard of Hainesville, Wis. She graduated from Sturgeon Bay, High School in 1953; attended the University of Wisconsin; was President of the Milan, Ill., United Presbyterian Women; worked for the Rock Island County Family Community Resource Center; sold real estate for Newton Realty in Fort Meyers, Fla.; served as a caregiver for terminally ill patients in Lee County, Fla.; was a member of the Sons of Norway; was administrative assistant at the Arkansas Nonprofit Alliance in Little Rock, Ark.; and retired as administrative assistant at Creative Media Services in Little Rock, Ark. Friends and family are invited to a party celebrating her life on March 24, 2018 from 4-6 p.m. at Graffiti's Restaurant in Little Rock. Memorials may be sent to the Humane Society of Pulaski County (Ark.) or P.A.R.K (Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids), Little Rock, Ark. Thelma's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.