Who is Ollie Hopnoodle from Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and what is their importance?

Ollie Hopnoodle, Appears in Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss - The old owner of the Clear Lake resort in Michigan. He takes reservations two weeks in advance, and is pleased to announce that he has installed two additional seats in the outhouse nearest the Haven of Bliss cottage for the narrator's family.