Carlyle E. Olson, age 80, died Friday, May 30, 2008 at the Golden Living Center in Arlington, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at the United Methodist Church in Bruce, South Dakota, with interment at Hillcrest Cemetery in Estelline. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga, South Dakota. Fritz or Smiley, as Carlyle was known to friends and relatives, was born near Lake Oakwood on April 28, 1928, to Carl and Julia Dude (Engberg) Olson. He attended District 51 school in Brookings County. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1950 and served in Korean waters on the USS Princeton aircraft carrier during the Korean War. He was discharged from the Navy in 1953 due to injuries caused by his military service. Carlyle married Eva Ball in 1959. They operated a dairy farm in the Bruce area for many years on the same property that Carlyles father homesteaded. Among their prized mementos were the production awards they won with their top quality herd of Holstein dairy cows. Carlyle had resided in the Golden Living Center in Arlington, South Dakota, for the last fifteen years where he received compassionate care. He was a member of the American Legion and the United Methodist Church in Bruce. Survivors include his brothers: Devon (Noel) Olson of Walnut Creek, California, Dwayne (Coral) Olson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Bill (Pat) Intermill, of Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, and several nieces and nephews. Carlyle was preceded in death by his wife; parents; step-father, Glen Shorty Intermill; his brothers: Donald, James, and E.V. Ole Olson; and his sisters: Donna Lou Olson and Shirley Ann Hovey.