Joan T. "Jenney" Pease-Olson

80, of Venice, Florida, formerly of Sherborn and Hopedale, MA, died on Tuesday August 26, 2008. Born in Natick, MA on March 22, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Michelina (Lentini) and Anthony Parrinello. Past President of the Greater Worcester Board of Realtors where she was also Realtor of the year, she served as President of the Marketing Institute of the Greater Boston Board of Realtors, where she held numerous positions during her 30 years as a member. She served on the MA Association of Realtors Equal Opportunity Committee, and was a past Board Member of the YMCA and tireless champion of Elderly housing in Sherborn, MA. She was also the long-time owner and founder of Century 21 The Peases and Century 21 The Peases-West in Mendon, MA. As a passionate musician and teacher of music, she studied music at Boston University and the Orff-Kodaly Institute. She was a soprano with the Chorus Pro Musica and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. She was the beloved wife of Carl Olson of Venice FL, and the loving mother of five she leaves Kenneth R. Pease and his wife Nancy of Syracuse, NY; Karl R. Pease and his wife Audrey of Sharon, MA; Judith A. Leonelli and her husband, Nick of Mendon, MA; Janis Pease of Kernersville, North Carolina; and Jennifer Gavelis and her husband Leonard of Franklin, MA. A devoted grandmother of eight, she also leaves Jessica Pease Genest, Jake Pease, Andrew Pease, Katherine Pease, Anthony Leonelli, Annalise Leonelli, Calvin Gavelis and Nola Gavelis, as well as two great-grandchildren. She was also the beloved sister of Ann Scott and her husband Phil of Maine, Pasquale R. Parrinello of New York, NY, and Salvatore Parrinello of Natick; as well as mother in law of Jackie Pease of Norwood. A memorial service will be held at the First Parish Sherborn Unitarian-Universalist Church on Saturday, September 20, at 1:00 pm. An additional service will be held in November at the Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Venice. In lieu of flowers a memorial contribution may be made to Habitat for Humanity.