Obituary of Doris E. Olson

Doris E. Olson, 96, formerly of 155 Hotchkiss St. in Jamestown, died Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Homewood Retirement Center in Williamsport, MD. A resident of Maryland since 2003, she was the widow of the late O. Arthur Olson, whom she married September 12, 1942 and who died March 7, 2005. Doris was born March 13, 1914 in Jamestown, the daughter of Swedish immigrants, the late Nels and Esther Steen Forsgren. She graduated from Jamestown High School in 1932 and later graduated as a registered nurse from the Rochester School of Nursing in Rochester, NY. She was employed by the Visiting Nursing Association in Jamestown and later worked for many years until her retirement as a child social worker for the Chautauqua County Dept. of Social Services. From 1967 to 1995, she along with her late husband, Arthur, turned their hobby of collecting antiques and refinishing antique furniture into a profitable and enjoyable business, which they named "Olson Antiques and Collectibles". Doris was a lifelong and active member of First Lutheran Church for most of her adult life. She is survived by a son, Todd M. (Christine) Olson of Graysonville, MD; a daughter, Terrelyn "Terri" Greszler of Hagerstown, MD; and four grandchildren: Timothy D. (Rachel) Greszler of Bethesda, MD, Thomas A. (Sharon) Greszler of Rochester, NY, and Kevin A. (Renee) Greszler and Heather E. Greszler, both of Hagerstown. Doris is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Jonah R. Greszler, son of Timothy and Rachel Greszler, and Charlotte Hope Greszler, daughter of Kevin and Renee Greszler. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Timothy A. Olson who died February 7, 1967, one of the first local casualties of the War in Vietnam. The funeral will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in the Lind Funeral Home. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be made to the following charities: Muscular Dystrophy Association, a charity Doris actively supported during her lifetime; the Alzheimer's Association, to support research of this horribly debilitating disease which Doris was a victim of; or the March of Dimes, to support research on premature babies in honor of her great-granddaughter, Charlotte Hope, who was born prematurely.