Ruby V. Olson, 93, of Brookings, died Sunday, August 13, 2006, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, August 21, 2006, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Ruby Vivian (Nelson) Olson was born April 28, 1913, near Bruce, South Dakota, to Ingvald and Clara (Olson) Nelson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran church, and attended schools in Brookings County. The family moved to rural Volga in 1918, where she grew up along with her two sisters. On August 31, 1931, she married Raymond C. Olson at DeSmet, South Dakota. The Olsons purchased their farm in 1937, and lived there until 1994 when they moved into their home on Eighth Street S. in Brookings. Raymond and Ruby enjoyed 18 winters in Arizona and traveled extensively as long as his health allowed. Raymond died March 17, 1997. Ruby loved her family and was always happy to be near them. She loved traveling, fishing, visiting friends, and many crafts including hardanger and quilting. She was a member of First Lutheran Church, Ladies Aid Circle, Extension Club, Hospital Auxiliary, Sons of Norway, and Quilters Guild. She became a television celebrity in April 2005 when she won the Showcase on The Price is Right. Survivors include seven grandchildren: Jan (Mark) Selken of Elkton, Reid (Judith) Peterson of Chillicothe, Illinois, Mari (Keith) Linden of Sierra Vista, Arizona, Randy (Susan) Peterson of Peoria, Illinois, Terri (Craig) Fiske of Thousand Oaks, California, Mark (Cheri) Olson of Grass Valley, California, and Forest (Jennifer) Olson of Chico, California; 16 great-grandchildren; a son-in-law, Adolph Peterson of Elkton; a daughter-in-law, Lois Olson, of Thousand Oaks, California; a brother-in-law, Robert Olson, of Volga; a sister-in-law, Ruby Brooking, of Onida, South Dakota; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; an infant son, Gary; a son, Roland in 1997; a daughter, LaVonne Peterson, in 2000; and sisters, Beulah Miller and Gladys Minor.