Martha Olson
Martha Olson passed away peacefully in her home in Sun City Center, on September 23, 2016. Martha was born on February 21,1919 in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio area. She was pre-deceased by her parents Gus and Laura Gertrude Olson.
Martha was a watercolor artist and had been in charge of the art department for the former Gibson Card Company. She had a wonderful life combining painting and traveling around the world.
After she retired to Florida she taught painting in Sarasota and in Sun City Center. She dearly loved working with children. She volunteered until she was 93 years old, as a mentor for the Hope Fund, an organization dedicated to helping children learn, grow and have fun while their parents are at work.
There will be a Memorial Service on October 24, 10 a.m. at Sun City Center Hospice Chapel, 3723 Upper Creek Drive, Ruskin, FL 33573, officiated by Chaplain James Fischer.
Martha was a watercolor artist and had been in charge of the art department for the former Gibson Card Company. She had a wonderful life combining painting and traveling around the world.
After she retired to Florida she taught painting in Sarasota and in Sun City Center. She dearly loved working with children. She volunteered until she was 93 years old, as a mentor for the Hope Fund, an organization dedicated to helping children learn, grow and have fun while their parents are at work.
There will be a Memorial Service on October 24, 10 a.m. at Sun City Center Hospice Chapel, 3723 Upper Creek Drive, Ruskin, FL 33573, officiated by Chaplain James Fischer.