Patricia Rourke Olson, 83, of Branford formerly of New Haven and North Haven passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Patricia was born in New Haven on March 24, 1937 and was the daughter of the late James and Mary Buckley Rourke. She had worked for Illustrated Current News (TMC), Anthem Blue Cross and later for the Marlin Company. Patricia was a member of the North Haven Senior Center, enjoyed doing crafts, crocheting, was an avid reader and a UCONN sports enthusiast. Mother of Christopher N. Olson (Lury), Scott J. Olson (Lesley) and Brian D. Olson. Grandmother of John, Larry, Linda, Chris Anthony, James, Patrick, Aaron, Olivia, Dillon, Sean, and Travis. Sister of Frances Ellen Murray, James Rourke (Janice), Ellen Cappiello (Tony), Melita Weishapt (Rick), Judith and Brian Dayton and the late Mary Catherine Passmore and Ann Elizabeth Kane. Predeceased by her brother in law of Leonard Murray.
Family and friends are invited to go directly to St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Barnabas Church, 44 Washington Avenue, North Haven on Friday morning, May 14th, 2021 to attend a Mass of Christian burial at 10:00. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 50, Memphis, TN 30101-9929.
I am so very sorry to hear about Pat’s passing. We worked together at The Marlin Company. She was wonderful woman with a great sense of humor and would always bring joy into the workplace. I will never forget the fun times we had at the Marlin Christmas parties. She was such a hoot and always the life of the party. She held her family in the highest regard and loved them so. May she rest peacefully in God’s arms. My sincerest condolences.
To Brian, Scott and family. Please accept my deepest sympathy for your loss. I have many memories of your mother, she was a kind and gentle soul. Wishing you peace and comfort during this difficult time.
I worked with Pat for years at the Marlin Company. She was one of the kindest, sweetest, most gentle people I every worked with. She was truly a character, with a great sense of humor, whose laugh was contagious. She was so soft spoken that she would often whisper. At times you’d really have to listen carefully to hear her, but what came out often was accompanied by a warm twinkle in the eye, a smile, and a funny line. She loved her family as much as anyone I have ever known and was so wise to understand that family is everything, except for more than a modicum of workplace humor. May she enjoy the peace that she bestowed on so many others.
My condolences to the Olson family and friends of Patricia Olson.🙏🏻❤️
My FAVORITE memory of Pat was dancing at the Irish Festival we had a wonderful night!! I wish the world had more PATS in it always made you feel good. She was so proud of her boys! I will always remember her
So sorry to lose another one of my classmates and I would like to send my sincere regrets to all her family and friends. Sue (Holsenbeck) Petruzzello