Kathleen "Deedle" Sixkiller Olsen

Kathleen “Deedle” Sixkiller Olsen, age 66, of Neola, passed away peacefully November 25, 2016, at the University of Utah Hospital with her family at her side after a valiant battle with kidney and liver disease.
    She was born March 19, 1950, in Ft. Duchesne, to Ruben and Lena Denver Sixkiller.  She was in the first 9th grade class at the new West Jr. High School where she served as their first student body president.  When she attended Union High School, she became the first female in the state of Utah to be a member of the Future Farmers of America.  
    She married A. Kent Olsen on February 23, 1968, in Neola.  They were sealed in the Provo LDS Temple on February 23, 1974.
    When Kathleen was a baby, her older sister couldn’t say her name so she became Deedle, and it stuck.  Deedle worked as a teacher’s aide for the Ute Tribe Headstart and then she and Kent owned and operated the Neola Store for a time.  She served as president of the Red Rock Corporation and 9 years as the Minority Representative on the FSA board.  
    She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving many years as a Primary Teacher.  She loved the kids in her classes and always had a birthday party for each kid at McDonalds, and a new set of crayons for every new class.  She enjoyed hunting, fishing, genealogy, doing yard work, and coaching city league girls’ softball.  She had a passion for shopping, especially for shoes, and would often use her excellent price comparison skills to help the grandkids get the most school clothes for their money.  She purchased all of the granddaughters’ prom dresses.  Appearance was paramount and her hair and nails were always perfect.  She loved taking her girl trips to Wendover, where she hit the 10,000.00 jackpot a couple of times.
    Deedle adored her family, especially her grandchildren – they were her life.  She also helped raise many foster-kids and nieces and nephews.  She touched many people’s lives and will be greatly missed.      
    She is survived by her husband, Kent; her children, Maurleen (Freddy) Plant, Vernal; Tommy Kent (Márcia) Olsen, Roosevelt; Kim (Merchie) Adams, Syracuse; grandchildren, Lance (Jennie) Olsen, Andrew Jake Plant, TJ (Brianna) Olsen, Allina (Morgan) Condie, Kamilla Olsen, Eagle Claw Cuch, Christine (Scott) Chisholm, Kelsey Adams; great-grandchildren, Carter Chisholm, Jaclyn Olsen, and one on the way; brothers and sisters, Judy (Marcus) Mojado, Pala, CA; Henry Sixkiller, Ft. Duchesne; Pearl (Charles) Ewing, Bountiful; Jack (Delaine) Sixkiller; Joan (Robert) Yazzie, Marie (Vance) Gardner, Ft. Duchesne; and numerous nieces and nephews. 
    She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers; Walt Sixkiller, Ruben “Rang” Sixkiller Jr., Denver Sixkiller, and a sister Mary Sixkiller. 
    Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at the Neola LDS Chapel.  There will be a viewing on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary and from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Wednesday at the church.  
    Burial will be in the Hayden Cemetery.   
    The family would like to thank the doctors and staff at the Uintah Basin Medical Center, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, McKay Dee Hospital, Intermountain Medical Center, and the University of Utah Hospital for the kind and caring service.