Julia Olszewski

Our beloved mother and sister transitioned into divine love to be with God. Her goofy humor and distinctive laugh was infectious. She loved gardening and was extremely knowledgeable on plants and flowers. Her green thumb was obvious when you saw her yard. It was full of beautiful foliage and produce and you seldom saw a weed as she was so vigilant and proud to obtain the perfect garden.

Even though she was a bit of a loner, she always seemed to bring neighbors together. She was a key player in creating an unofficial neighborhood watch and brought strangers that only “lived next door” into friends.

When she moved to Alaska in 1976, the mountains, fresh air and wildlife captured her heart and would always be her “home”, even after moving to Washington State to be closer to her daughters. She found profound joy in being a mother. She was excellent at arts & crafts and we always had a fun, new project to create. Holidays were always special and our house was filled with homemade décor for each season.

You could see her spirit come alive when she was near the beach or the mountains. She was stubborn yet she was very generous. She would give you anything she had. Material possessions meant nothing to her. As long as she had lunches with her daughters, beautiful scenery or was gardening she was happy.

She will be greatly missed in the physical world but we find comfort that her soul is free and we will meet again. So instead of goodbye, I say see you later and in the meantime, please come visit me anytime. We love you, we always have and we always will.

She is survived by 2 daughters, Angela Call & Jennifer Bell, her 3 grandkids, Madison, Nicholas & Aiden (plus furry grandbabies), 5 sisters, 2 brothers and numerous nieces and nephews.

“Love never disappears for death is a non-event.
I have merely retired to the room next door.
You and I are the same; what we were for each other, we still are.
Speak to me as you always have, do not use a different tone, do not be sad.
Continue to laugh at what made us laugh.
Smile and think of me.
Life means what it has always meant.
The link is not severed.
Why should I be out of your soul if I am out of your sight?
I will wait for you, I am not here, but just on the other side of this path.
You see, all is well.”

St Augustine