Susan Jean Olmsted

Susan was born May 29, 1957, in Burbank, California to John and Norma Haines, the youngest of five children - two brothers and two sisters. She eventually moved to Palos Verdes where she gained a wonderful step-father, Larry Silva and another sister, Cheryl. There she grew up, discovered a love of acting and graduated from Miraleste High School.

In 1981 Susan married Robert Olmsted and they moved to Huntington Beach where they raised their son Michael - the pride of her life- now playing pro baseball in Japan. For the past 19 years she was employed by the Disney Corporation most recently as catering and convention services manager.

Susan enjoyed boating trips to the Colorado River and Shaver Lake, bowling, playing board games, and backyard barbeque's. She was an avid reader, loved country music and didn't miss a weekend NASCAR race. She was witty, quick to laugh, her smile lit up a room. She will be deeply missed by her loving family and everyone who knew her.

Susan is survived by her husband Bob and son Michael; mother Norma Silva; aunts Jane Saltzman and Jo Anna Henning; sister Barbara Cooper (Jefferson), brother Tom Haines (Lynda), sister Pat Romeo, brother John Haines, step-sister Cheryl Morse (Doug); nieces Lisa Quill (Tim), Gina Romeo, Alyssa Haines, Emily and Julia Morse; nephews Frankie Romeo, Kyle Haines, John Haines; great-nephews Frankie Romeo and Godson Timothy Quill; and several cousins.

A visitation will be held at 5:00 pm Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at Westminster Memorial Park, 14801 Beach Blvd. Westminster, CA 92683. A celebration of life will be held at 2:30 pm Thursday , August 26, 2010 at Calvary Chapel Pacific Coast, 6400 Westminster Blvd. Westminster, CA 92683. A reception will follow the service at The Magic Kingdom Ballroom, Disneyland Hotel Convention Center - 2nd floor, 1150 W. Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802.

In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in her memory to her favorite charity, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Department 142, Memphis, TN 38101 ~ 1-800-822-6344 OR www.stjude.org.

The family would like to thank the friends at Disney, the ICU nursing staff at Fountain Valley Hospital and Hospice Touch for their assistance and dedicated support. Our deepest, heartfelt thanks go to Angela and Abby Lockhart, Katie Neal, Nikki Akstinas and Tari Sands for their friendship, devotion and tireless loving care.