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William Olsen Obituary

William L. "Red" Olsen, 72, born in Canton, MA, died July 4, 2012. Beloved husband of Rosemarie Olsen for 33 years. He is also survived by his children and step-children: Brian and Sue Holmes of Taunton, Dori Mller of Middleboro, Christina Gutierrez of Texas, Angela Esperanza of Georgia, Roxanne Jones of Georgia. He was the grandfather of 10 including, Richard Pitty of Bangor, Maine, Mitchell Miller of Duxbury and Nicholas Holmes of Bridgewater and seven great-grandchildren. His greatest passion was fishing, salt and fresh water, mainly at the Cape Cod Canal and the Gut in Hull, with his children and wife. He also enjoyed trips to Foxwood and Mohegan Sun. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Easton Lions Club Hearing Fund, P.O. Box 1032, Easton, MA 02334, which helped Bill enormously.

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Published by The Enterprise on Jul. 8, 2012.

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Katie Daggett

July 9, 2012

My deepest sympathy to you Rose and your family, I will miss the way he made me laugh, even when he did not feel that good. My prayers and love, Katie at your Dr's office

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