Jean Kircher Oleson

April 3, 1935 – August 12, 2008

With her family by her side, our beloved

Jeannie passed this life last Tuesday from

complications of a sudden lung illness.

Jean was born with her twin sister, Judy, in

Hollywood, California. Appropriately, she

was in the movies as a young child, playing

alongside Katharine Hepburn in the 1936

film “Mary of Scotland.” (Her credits can be

seen on imdb.com.)

Jean lived in the greater Los Angeles area for most of her childhood

and graduated from USC in 1956, a Kappa Alpha Theta. She

married Alan Oleson in 1957 and experienced Air Force life with

her new husband. The couple moved to Orange County in 1959

and lived there as she became a mother and raised their three

children. She lived in Corona Del Mar since 1986.

Jean is survived by her husband Alan Oleson, their children

Linda Baber, Eric Oleson and Pamela Kreiser, by her twin sister

Judith, brothers Bill Kircher and Bob Kircher, step mother, ten

grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Jean was well loved

by each of her family members and by an extensive circle of friends.

She loved each of her friends, and knew how to be a good friend to

each of them.

This vital and vibrant lady was engaged and active throughout

her whole life. She was blessed to travel all over the world; usually

with a copy of the Daily Pilot. She skied, played tennis, sailed, and

swam regularly right up until she fell ill. She was an active member

of Balboa Yacht Club for 42 years. She volunteered for local

organizations and her son’s church, God’s House Church.

To celebrate her life and the many ways that she blessed all of us,

a memorial service will be held this Sunday, August 17th at 1:15

pm at the Community Church Congregational, 611 Heliotrope,

Corona Del Mar, with a reception following at 3pm at Balboa

Yacht Club, 1801 Bayside Drive. In lieu of flowers, family and

friends may consider a donation to God’s House Church, 6421

Meadowcrest Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92647.