Robert Theodore Olsen

On March 11, 2015 at 4:32 pm, Bob took his final breath with his loving wife by his side, and surrounded by family in his home in Mocksville, North Carolina. He was 81 years old.

Bob was born on October 27, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York. He was an only child, born to Marie Lucille and Oscar Theodore Olsen.

Bob grew up in Brooklyn, New York; Maryland; and Long Island, New York. He served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict and retired from the state of Connecticut in 1992.

Some of his favorite pastimes and hobbies were theatre, fishing, airplanes, coin collecting, Nascar, working on puzzles, traveling with his wife, Mildred, and visiting with his family and lifelong friends.

Mr. Olsen was preceded in death by his father, Oscar Olsen and his mother, Marie Olsen.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mildred Olsen; his daughters, Mildred Brown and husband Larry, Patricia Kessler and husband Murrell, Deborah Harrison, and Christine Avenatti and husband Tony; his grandchildren, Rebecca Donnelly and fiancé Shayne Sickels, Justin Kessler, Jason Donnelly and wife Sara, Eric Kessler and Amy Elizabeth Marlar, Darin Gee and wife Tabitha, Jonathan Van Lew and Kerri Werner, Catherine Van Lew, Alexandria Romano, and Georgianna Romano; his great-grandchildren, Cameron Donnelly, Natalie Traughber, Jayme Donnelly, Madelyn Traughber, Tyler Gee, Nash Malloy, Graysen Sickels , Oscar Gee and his pet companion, Gigi.

A Memorial service will be held Saturday March 21, 2015 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at Vogler & Sons Funeral Home located at 2849 Middlebrook Drive, Clemmons, North Carolina. The family will be receiving friends and visitors following the memorial service at the Olsen residence.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to the charity of your choice in Bob's memory.