Eveline Price Olson

Eveline Price Olson was born to Ernest M. and Roberta C. Price July 30, 1935 in Tacoma, WA. Graduated from Stadium High School, Tacoma, and from Stanford University. Received a secondary teaching credential from University of Puget Sound.Baptized, confirmed and married to Arnold Hewitt Olson at Christ Episcopal Church, Tacoma. They were married nearly 48 years before his passing in 2008.She and her husband enjoyed traveling. They made 4 trans-continental trips by car. They visited 6 Canadian provinces and 47 states. They traveled in Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Norway as well as travelling the length of the Mississippi. They also enjoyed attending performances of Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera.She belonged to the Women’s University Club where she began to learn Italian at the age of 69, studying it for 6 years. She was a longtime member of the Children’s Hospital Mercer Island Guild and Island resident since 1971. Eveline was preceded in death by her husband Arnold in 2008. She is survived by her daughter Jane Beck of Puyallup, sons Charles Olson of Kirkland and Peter Olson of Renton, their spouses Edward Beck, Eileen and Suzanne Olson, and seven grandchildren. She is also survived by Arnold’s brother and sister-in-law Robert and Kathy Olson of Bellevue and their family.Services will be held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 86th Ave. SE, Mercer Island, on Friday, March 16 at 2 p.m.