Rosemary Olson
Rosemary Olson, 54, passed away Nov. 18, 2009. She was born to Frank A. Piccolo Jr. and Rosemary Piccolo on Aug. 3, 1955, in New Haven, Conn. She graduated from the High School in the Community (an early charter school) in 1974. She attended Post Junior College in Waterbury, Conn., and received an A.S. degree in recreational leadership. Subsequently, she received a B.S. degree in early childhood education from the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn.
She married Robert Olson, a sailor on the USS Jack, a submarine based out of New London, Conn., at the Shepherd of the Sea Chapel in Groton, Conn., on June 5, 1982. As a Navy wife she moved frequently according to her husbands assignments.
In 1987 at the end of her husband’s enlistment, they moved to Acton, Mass. There she taught preschool children at Children’s World. She moved to Merrimack, N.H., in 1991 where she worked at the YWCA and then the YMCA over the next 10 years. She moved to West Chicago, Ill., in 2005 and continued teaching preschool children at Kiddy Place Learning Center until November 2007 when she moved to Cape Coral to help care for her ailing father. While in Florida she worked at Family of Faith Preschool and Daycare as a preschool teacher as well as a part-time after school teacher for Providence Christian School.
She became a member of Cape Coral Assembly of God Church in 2009. She loved traveling and went on cruises with her husband. She enjoyed fine dining. She loved her cat Eddie. She enjoyed crafts and loved planning events. She especially enjoyed family gatherings.
She is survived by her husband, Olson; her mother-in-law and her husband, Barbara and Harry Eichman; her sister-in-law and her husband, Gail and Jeff Lederer, and nephews Mathew and David Lederer; and her stepmother-in-law, Marion Olson.
She is also survived by her mother and step -father, Rosemary and James Mascia; as well as her brothers, Frank and Sarah Piccolo; Joseph and Bethany Piccolo, niece and nephew, Colleen and Joe Piccolo Jr.; her sister, Mary and Kim Krell, nieces and nephews, Kevin Krell, Kerry and Joann Krell, Michele Krell, Nikki and Tommy Park, and great-niece, Naphtili Park.
She is survived by one aunt and uncle, Chris and Raymond Moulter, and cousins, Larry and Charles Moulter.
A wake for Rosemary will be Friday, Dec. 4, from 6-8 p.m. The funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 5, 10 a.m. The services will be held at Cape Coral Assembly of God, 717 Skyline Blvd. Cape Coral.
Rosemary will be in her final resting place Sarasota National Cemetery on Monday, Dec. 7, at 9 a.m.
Donations can be made to Cape Coral Assembly of God.