Robert Olseng was born Jan. 14, 1932 in Oak Park, Illinois. He attended Spaulding high school in Chicago and attended Wheaton College beginning in Fall 1949. Olseng majored in Greek and later earned a master's from Wheaton College in Old Testament in 1964. After graduation, he met Verna Larson of Chicago and were married in 1959 and had three children. Living first in nearby Pleasant Hill, IL and later in Wheaton, IL they were members of College Church. Bob worked at Wheaton College for 18 years handling alumni and constituency records and assisting the computer department. He later briefly |
freelanced from home for Tyndale Publishing. In retirement, Bob and Verna moved to Florida in 2000. Robert Olseng died at age 72 on October 24, 2004 in Homosassa, FL. |