Olga Brunner

Olga Louise Brunner, nee Bloecher, died peacefully at Vantage House in Columbia, MD on November 15, 2013. Born in Baltimore in 1921 to Theodore and Charlotte (Wagner) Bloecher, she grew up in Wheeling, WV. Olga graduated in 1943 from the Oberlin Conservatory with a degree in Music Education and later received a Masters degree from Columbia University. She began her teaching career in Virginia and D.C. public schools and the YWCA. While living in DC, she reunited with fellow Oberlin alumnus Robert Brunner, who shared her love of music. They were married in 1950. Moving to Iceland, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh, they finally settled in Maryland in 1965. Olga taught flute lessons and was active in a number of music organizations. She was also a faculty member at Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College). She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years Robert Brunner and her sister Charlotte Anderson. She is survived by her three sons: Lawrence (Martha), Douglas (Elle) and Theodore (Deborah Lev); and seven granddaughters: Laura (Matthew Kalman), Mary, Maggie, Eileen, Elizabeth, Rachel and Claire; and one great-granddaughter Nora.

A memorial service will be held at Vantage House in Columbia, MD on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 6:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to the Vantage House Residents Assistance Fund.