Obituary of Howard E Olsen

Howard E. Olsen, age 87, resident of Ridgewood, NJ passed away on April 5, 2017 at the Villa Marie Claire in Saddle River, NJ. He was surrounded by his loving family, including his wife of 59 years, Marie (nee Lotito), son Michael Howard Olsen and his wife Carol Ann, daughter Cynthia “Cindi” Ann Olsen and dear friend, Glenn Valtin and granddaughters, Kristin Ann Olsen and Kimberly Lynn Olsen. Howard was born in Hoboken, NJ, was raised in East Rutherford, NJ and has been a resident of Ridgewood for the past 47 years where he always enjoyed being with his family. He graduated from East Rutherford High School in 1949. Howard began working at Becton Dickinson at age 16, he was drafted into the U.S. Army into the 103rd FABN. After serving in the Korean War as a shipping clerk, Howard went to cooking and baking school and graduated with high honors. He was honorably discharged and returned to work at Becton Dickinson, where he worked for 48 years. He was a parishioner of Church of the Presentation, Upper Saddle River. Howard was active in the Hobbyists of Ridgewood, NJ, the Ridgewood American Legion Post 53 and the BD alumni. In his spare time, he enjoyed playing golf and bowling. He was predeceased by his parents, Christian and Elsie (nee Klotz) Olsen and his sister, Jean Townsend. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2:00-6:00 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, beginning with prayers at 9:00 AM at the Funeral Home followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00 AM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 1 Passaic Street, Ridgewood, NJ. The interment will take place at George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery, Paramus, NJ. As an expression of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, donations in Howard’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.