Gilford-----Shirley Linnea Olson, 78, of 2600 Lakeshore Road, passed quietly with the comfort of her family at the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia on Monday, September 2, 2013.
Mrs. Olson was born December 1, 1934 in Arlington, Mass., the daughter of the late Albert and Astrid (Larson) Peterson. She resided in Chelmsford, Mass. for several years before moving to Gilford permanently. She summered at Lake Shore Park since 1957 and wintered in Fort Myers, Florida since 1994.She had been employed at Filene’s in Burlington, Mass. for twenty-seven years. In younger years, she worked as a professional model in Springfield, Mass. She enjoyed boating, beaching, swimming and skiing.
Survivors include her husband of fifty-six years, Herbert J. Olson, of Gilford; three daughters, Christine Marie Roaf and her husband, Bruce, of Hampton, NH, Jo-Ann Olson-Thompson and her husband, Steven of San Diego, Calif. and Debbie Linnea Rich, of Ayer, Mass.; four grandchildren, Erik Roaf and Amy Roaf, Kelcy Porizky and Dana Rich and a sister, Nancy Hartling, of Gilford.
Calling hours will be held on Friday, September 6, 2013 from 4:00-7:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 11:00AM also at the Funeral Home.
Burial will be at Noon on Monday, September 9, 2013 at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to The Gideons International, PO Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214-0800
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements.