Dr. James Lind Olson, 81, of Washington, D.C., and formerly of Curwensville, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Born May 3, 1933 in Curwensville, he was the son of Walter and Lena (Turner) Olson.
Mr. Olson was a graduate of the Curwensville Area High School. He received his DDS from the Baltimore School of Dentistry, his Mortuary Degree from the University of District of Columbia and his Master’s degree in language from Middlebury College in Vermont.
He had taught in both the Curwensville and Philipsburg-Osceola Mills School Districts; he last taught high school at the Walter Johnson School District in Montgomery County, Md. He had also taught school in Africa for one year on a Middlebury Scholarship and in Greece for one year.
He served as a dentist in the Washington D.C. area for a number of years until his retirement. He was also retired from the U.S. State Department as a linguist.
He was a U.S. Naval veteran of the Korean War. He was United Methodist by faith. He was a world traveler.
Surviving are a sister, Marlene Haversack and her husband, Edward of Annapolis, Md.; a niece, Jamie Wilson; and two nephews, Steven and Eric Haversack.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
At the request of the family, there will be no public visitation. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.chidboyfuneralhome.com.
The Chester C. Chidboy Funeral Home Inc. of Curwensville is in charge of the arrangements.
