OLSEN, RUTH E

Funeral services were arranged Oct. 12 at The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour for Ruth E. Olsen (Coughlin), 93, of Secaucus. She died Oct. 6 at her home with her son, Louis, and her caretaker, Yolanda, at her side. She worked for Flexi-Van Service Center until retiring at the age of 92. She was the oldest living member of the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, a member of their Altar Guild, was honored as a “Saint” of her faith by the Diocese of Newark, and was a life member of the Girl Scouts of America. She was the wife of the late Louis O. Olsen; the mother of Louis Olsen and Barbara Tulko, Helen Allen, Oscar Olsen, and the late George Olsen; the grandmother of Laurie E. Mumford, Brian L. Olsen, Oscar P. Olsen, Christina Olsen, Henry C. Allen III, Harrison L. Allen, and Howard G. Allen; the great-grandmother of six; the sister of the late Arthur and Joseph Coughlin; and the aunt of Mary Ellen Sandholm, whom she also considered a “daughter.” Services arranged by Mack Memorial Home of Secaucus.

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