With the Door County Baseball season less than one month away from the first pitch, a legend on the diamond is being remembered. Former Sister Bay Bays player Delmar “Pickle” Robert Olson, Jr., 77, passed away at his home in Liberty Grove on April 5th. According to his obituary, Olson played shortstop for the Bays for over 15 years and was inducted into the Door County Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004. A 1963 graduate of Gibraltar High School, Olson served in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1970, earning the National Defense of Service Medal and remaining on reserve status until 1972. Southern Door High School baseball coach John Berns says Olson was always a great supporter of local youth baseball. He shares a life-long memory he has of Pickle hitting a home run as a 13-year-old in a Door County Baseball League game.
A celebration of Pickle’s life will be conducted with a visitation at Huehns Funeral Home in Sturgeon Bay on Thursday, April 13 from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m. You can read Delmar “Pickle” Olson’s complete obituary by clicking on this link.
