She was born in New Castle, PA on March 15, 1942 to Mathilda (Nicholas) and Aleck Orlando. She had 5 siblings, Carl, Mary, Ann, Olympiu, and Donald. Upon graduating from Shenango High School in New Castle, PA, she married SFC John C. Olesh of Philadelphia, PA, on June 18, 1960. They had 3 children and moved to Central Florida in 1966 prior to John going to Viet Nam. Upon John’s retirement in 1975, after living on numerous military bases across the U.S., they moved back to their home in Orlando. Once the children graduated high school, Sylvia worked outside of the home at numerous banks in the community. She was also a stalwart at Ryan’s Hallmark for numerous years. She was a very faithful member of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church. She is survived by her children; sons, John S. and wife Tracy (Montverde, FL), Matthew (Orlando, FL), daughter Matty and partner Lucy (Olympia, WA); brothers, Carl (Hilda) California, MD, and Donald (Nancy) Temple, OK; two grandchildren, Garrett and Madison (Montverde), and numerous nephews and nieces. Funeral Mass will be held 9:00 a.m. Saturday, September 22nd at St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, 5135 W. Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32819. Interment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church in her name.
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