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Arline Olson Obituary

Arline E. OLSON Arline Eunice Olson, 79, born Aug 24,1930 in Seattle, Washington, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2010. She lived and worked her entire life in King County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon Olson. She is survived by her brother Dean Mashinter, and stepson Richard Olson. Arline was the proud grandmother of Kim and Kevin Olson and aunt of Kirsten Mashinter. She spent 40 years of her life dedicated to treating patients at the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Virginia Mason Medical Center.

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Jul. 31 to Aug. 1, 2010.

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Robyn Olson

November 25, 2010

Dear Dean and family,
I just recently found out about Arline's passing, and my thoughts and prayers go out to you. She was a great person, and even though I only talked to her a few times a year, I really enjoyed those times. Don't get back much to Seattle, but I always stopped to see her and Marshmellow when I was there. She was so fun and full of life! I will miss her a lot. Love and sympathy to you all.

Christina Orr

August 19, 2010

So sorry to hear of Arline's passing. She has been a patient here at my Dental office for over 12 years.....We all were very fond of her and chatted at the front desk long after her appointments. We always looked forward to seeing her....such an honest & happy lady. God bless.
Christina Orr
Dr. Bolosan's office

August 18, 2010

Dear Dean and family, we are so sad to hear that Arline has passed away. Our sincerest Sympathy to you all. We were just informed about this from her lovely neighbors, the Steeres. We used to live in the Steeres home across the street from Arline and got to be pretty good friends with Arline over the years. We would chat outside often while we were working in the garden or go visit her and Marshmellow in her home. (We are really sorry to hear about Marshmellow's passing too). Arline accompanied us and friends and family to an event at Jazz Alley one year. It was so much fun! We moved away in the fall of 2006 and had only seen her a few times since, much to our sadness. We really missed being her neighbor. She was the BEST! So spunky, very independent, full of character, and always volunteering. She was very good to our pets too and just loved them. Arline was a special lady. She will be missed by all.
Rick Van Hollebeke and Clare Fisher

August 6, 2010

Dear Dean and Family-
We were so sorry to learn of Arlene's passing. Though it's been years since I've seen her, I do remember she had a wonderful sense of humor and she will be remembered fondly for that.
Tina (Pedersen) Schager

Kirsten Mashinter

August 6, 2010

Anything I write here could only barely scratch the surface of Arline's unique sparkle. A real spunky and energetic kid, she loved pink, she loved her cat, and she loved to play keno. Simply thinking of her makes me smile.

Bedia Olsen

August 2, 2010

Dean and family, my sincere sympathy for the loss of Arline. She was one of a kind.

Bedia Olsen

Sandy Russell

August 2, 2010

I was so saddened to hear about my cousin Arline. Though I hadn't seen her or her family for a very long time, my thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends. I'll always remember her calling my dad (& her uncle) Carl Pedersen, periodically to "check in" to see how he and family were doing, and then mom after dad passed away. Now, our beloved mom is also gone, and we are losing touch with the remainder of the family. Our special condolences to you, Dean and your daughter. Would love to see you sometime if you are ever in the Seattle area. Love and deepest sympathy,
Sandy (Pedersen) Russell

August 2, 2010

We were so sorry to read about Arline's
passing. Our sincere sympathy and love go out to Dean and the rest of the family. Dave & Patty (Pedersen) Barlow

Linda (Pedersen) Thompson

August 2, 2010

We have heard of the passing of Arline, and we send our sincere condolences to the family.
It has been quite a long time since I have seen Arline. I always thought so highly of her and her dedication to helping people at VM, her good humor, and keeping in touch with the folks. Dad always called her his little "nursey". Tho we saw her very little in the last few years, she was always thought of fondly.
We are thinking of her family, and would like to light a candle in her honor and wonderful memory.

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