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Olga Day Obituary
~ 2009 ~
SONORA, CA - Olga Day (Countess Olga Henckel von Donersmark), a previous resident of Carmel, died February 26, 2009, at age 92.
Olga was born in Simferopol, Russia, and lived in Yugoslavia, Germany, Italy, Egypt and Thailand before retiring to Carmel. Olga was a linguist and spoke many languages including Russian, Serbo-Croatian, German, Greek, English, Italian, Arabic, and Latin.
A teacher all her life, Olga began teaching languages in 1940 at the Belgrad Yugoslavia Public School. Her teaching career spanned 45 years and included positions with San Jose State University, the Defense Language Institute of Monterey, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, and the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
Olga was loved and respected by her family and many former students and close friends. She was passionate in her commitment to helping others and loved teaching young, bright students. She was preceded in death by her parents, Count Herman Henckel von Donersmark and Maria Malik; her sisters, Tatitana Kolmikov, Maria Sarbry, and Anastasia Worronzoff-Dashkov. She is survived by her children, Prince Sergei Trubetskoy, Patrick Day, Claudia Day, Liza (Day) Horvath, and many grandchildren.
Mass will be held on Saturday, May 2, 5:30 p.m. at St. Seraphims Russian Orthodox Church, Canyon Del Rey and Frances Avenue in Seaside.
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Anastasia
April 23, 2021
My Babushka and true beloved teacher in my life, was the most incredible person you could ever meet. Its taken me years to acknowledge she's actually gone from me. I'm so glad people were so touched by her. Soar with the dragonflies my amazing Babushka. I know you're still with me.
Diana Gale Matthiesen
April 26, 2010
I took a year of Russian from Olga Day, as a student at SJSU. She was a wonderful teacher, and I never had a clue she was a countess. High class? Yes. Arrogant? Not a whit. When we'd make a mistake speaking Russian, she would hold up her finger and say with a sly grin, "If you are a spy, they will catch you."
Elizabeth Issakow Pacini
April 30, 2009
Olga Day was loved and deeply respected by my parents (Sergei and Irina Issakow). My grandmother, I believe, was friends with Olga's family in Russia. I attended her wedding as a young girl and have always remembered her to be a wonderfully warm and kind woman. I am sorry for her family's loss.
Peter Aikman
April 30, 2009
Olga Day was one of the kindest, more interesting and intelligent individuals I have ever met in my life. She was completely selfless and lived only to teach and help others. At the Defense Language Institute where we were fellow faculty members, she was the perfect example of the exemplary teacher and supportive colleague. Mrs. Day was a living treasure of languages, history and culture. There is almost no one left with her experiences of the past and appreciation of the present. May she rest in peace.
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