Pauline Sebree Olow

March 20, 1931 ~ April 30, 2018

Carmel, CA

Pauline “Toddy” Sebree Olow passed away peacefully after a short illness at the age of 87. She was born in Olney, Illinois to Major General Edmund B. Sebree and Pauline Weber Sebree. Toddy was a military daughter, wife and loving mother. Throughout her life, she lived in many different countries in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as the United States where she was stationed with her husband until they retired to Carmel in 1972.

Toddy was a philanthropist everywhere she lived, performing a variety of volunteer work from being the team mom for her children’s activities to teaching English to Chinese children in Taiwan. Her kindness and smile were warmly received and will always be remembered. Toddy was a docent at Point Lobos State Park and was later employed as a California State Parks Guide in the Monterey Adobes. The Stevenson House, with her friend the ghost, was her favorite. She was an active member of the Carmel Valley Garden Club and the Carmelo Book Club.

Toddy married Lt. Col. John L. Olow, III, on May 12, 1950 in Munich, Germany. They were married for 52 years until his death in 2002. She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth “Ibby” Brennan; her nephew, Paul S. Brennan of Carmel; her children, John L. (Fran) Olow, IV of Woodbine, MD; Sebree O. (Jim) Baltimore of Powder Springs, GA; Christopher P. (JoAnn) Olow of Carmel Valley and Alexander S. Olow of Fresno. Toddy adored her nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren who all knew her as Granny. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her sister, Martha “Marty” McAlister of Bedford, MA.

At her request, there will be no services. An donations in memory of Toddy may be sent to: D.I.G.S, Autism, PO Box 1053, Rome, GA, 30162 or Easter Seals, 16403 Highway 9, Boulder Creek, CA, 95006. Please visit www.thepaulmortuary.com to sign Toddy’s guest book and leave messages for her family.