New Lebanon – Mary Louise Olsen, 74, died peacefully early Saturday morning, November 16, 2013, at the Hudson Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Albany, NY. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, on December 19, 1938, the beloved daughter of the late Julian and Ruth Hoffman Olsen. Mary moved with her parents as a young child to Canaan, NY, to be close to her grandmother and aunts. She attended elementary school in Chatham, NY, and later New Lebanon, NY, where she had lived for most of her life.
Mary Louise took care of her parents and was a homemaker. She enjoyed social occasions where she had the opportunity to talk to different people. She loved watching movies and knew how to ride a horse.
She was an active communicant of the Church of Our Savior in Lebanon Springs, NY, and assisted at the Opportunity Sales. She was a member of the Vestry, the Church Choir and the Altar Guild. The Church was her life.
There are no family survivors, but she is survived by many close friends who loved her.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, December 14, at 2 pm at the Church of Our Savior, 14660 Route 22, Lebanon Springs, with Rev. Canon Clinton Dugger officiating. Mary Louise’s ashes will be buried with her parents in the Cemetery of the Evergreens in New Lebanon following the service. A reception will be held in the Church Fellowship Hall following the interment.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Church of Our Savior, P.O. Box 827, New Lebanon, NY, 12125, or to the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA, 125 Humane Society Road, Hudson, NY, 12534.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hall & Higgins Funeral Home in Stephentown, NY.