Theodora Olsen

Theodora C. Olsen, “Dori,” “Grammy,” 100, passed away peacefully on May 7,2020, at the Rose Garden Rehab Center, Toms River, NJ.Dori was born in Brooklyn, NY, on May 19, 1919, to Theodore and Helen Weber.Dori is pre-deceased by her older sister Helen, and her younger brother, George.The family moved to New Jersey while the children were teenagers. Dori Olsen loved her family. Her beloved husband, Edward passed away in 1990. Edward was a Tech Sgt in the Army Air force as an engineer gunner on B24 planes during WWII.Dori is survived by her children, son Ronald Olsen and his partner Yolanda Yutaka, daughter Karen A. Hedden, daughter Judy E. Annette and son-in-law Leonard Annette. Dori is survived by four grand-children, Edward G. Hedden and his wife Carolyn, Amy Rivetti and her husband Michael, Jennifer Annette and her partner Chris Marnelago,and Kalani Olsen. Dori was extremely proud of, and devoted to her nine great-grandchildren: Adrianna, Teagan, August, Bronson, Summer, Dallas, Jackson, Alexander, and Elle.Dori is also survived by her niece Gail McComas and her husband Ken, and hernephew George Wieber. Dori Olsen missed her 101st birthday by twelve days......but what she lived through during her 100 years was truly amazing!When Dori began her life, the Spanish Flu was fading; as her life was ending,Dori lived with the Corona Virus raging. Dori often talked about her father delivering milk to his customers driving a horse-drawn milk truck. She spoke of the Great Depression and the breadlines, the Hindenburg explosion, and Pearl Harbor..... Dori loved music, played piano and met her husband, Ed, at a square-dance! Dori and Ed started their life together during WWII when Ed was drafted into the Army Air Force. Dori experienced Elvis, rock ‘n roll, the Beatles, but didn’t care much about Woodstock. Then came the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War and the protests, assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK, the first moon landing, the invention of DNA, Apple and Mac, and the shocking Challenger Disaster........ the Clinton scandals, Waco, Y2K, and OJ, and the turn of a century! Then 9/11......the War on Terror and the Wallstreet Collapse. Hurricane Sandy and the Trump election, and now, the Corona Virus Pandemic. After a fall, Dori spent her final forty-seven days in the hospital and rehab with NO visitors due to the Corona Virus Pandemic. Her daughters were finally able to visit a few hours before she passed. At Dori’s request, there will be no funeral services and the burial will be private.