Patricia Jane Ollenburg

Patricia (Patty) Jane Brous Ollenburg was born in Vancouver, Washington to Lawrence and Dorothy Hoag Brous. She was the fifth and baby of five children. She was born 6-21-1954 and was 69 when she passed. Patty enjoyed adventure in her younger years and belonged to a parachute club and worked on the Alaskan pipeline and then joined the corporate world in San Francisco and Seattle where she met her husband Roger. She has resided in the greater Seattle area most of her adult life. She married her beloved Roger Ollenburg 41 years ago. He and his children’s mother Mary Ollenburg shared their children Sarah Ollenburg Healy, Leslie Ollenburg Rojas and Eric Ollenburg with her for the past 41 years. She was devoted to Roger and Mary’s children as their bonus mother. Her greatest joy was being Grandma Oly to her grandchildren Elliott Newman and his wife Ali, Lara Wesson and her husband Henry, Makenna, Molly and Maggie Rojas. She loved being Grandma Oly! She recently became great grandma Oly to Lara’s new baby Finn.

Patty was preceded in death by her parents Lawrence and Dorothy Hoag Brous; her big brother Kenneth Swanson, her beloved husband Roger Ollenburg, her sweet nephew Christopher Jones and her best friend Julie Daugherty.

Patty is survived by her siblings Dianne Swanson Crain, Pamela Brous Labans and David Brous. Patty was Aunt Patty to Dianne’s children Elisabeth Wood Jones and Julia Wood Sheehan; Kenny’s children Jaqueline Swanson Robertson, Patti Swanson, and Cheryl Swanson Bibbee; Pam’s children Eric and Kirk Gill; and David’s children Matthew Brous, David Brous II, Haley Brous Ritter and Darren Brous. She also has numerous grand nieces and nephews and one great niece.

She is survived by her bonus children Sarah Ollenburg Healy, Leslie Ollenburg Rojas and her husband Tony Rojas and Eric Ollenburg. She is survived by her and Roger’s bonus son Kep and wife Paula Newman. She is survived by their children Elliott, Lara, Makenna, Molly and Maggie.

Patty is also survived by her very beloved work family. After frustration with the corporate world she stayed home for several years and then as a dedicated gardener and lover of all things that grew in her yard she found her dream job with a wonderful Landscaping company in Woodinville called Reynolds Landscaping Company where she worked part time for over two decades helping to build the business and became work sister to owners Jimmy and Evie Reynolds and was also important to their children and grandchildren; work sister to Sandy Naranjo and her darling Victor Naranjo, and work mother to Foreman Rigoberto (Rigo) Palacios and his crews.

A celebration of life will be held for Patty at the Reynolds Landscaping “The Farm” 19324 Broadway Ave., Snohomish, WA 98296 on June 22, 2024, at 130 PM. The dress is summer casual. All welcome to pay respects to our Patty at her BBQ!