Theodore Alvard Olsson Jr.

Theodore Alvard Olsson Jr. lifelong resident of Chelmsford; 78 CHELMSFORD Theodore Alvard Olsson Jr., 78, a resident of Chelmsford since 1930, and summer resident of Cobbett's Pond, Windham, NH died on Monday, August 18, 2008. He was the beloved husband of Mary Louise (Cram) Olsson to whom he was married to for 55 years. He was born on June 25, 1930 in Lowell, a son of the late Theodore Alvard and Gertrude Arlene (Blake) Olsson. He was a graduate of the Westlands Grammar School and Chelmsford High School Class of 1948. He received his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University in 1953 where he was a member of the Beta Gamma Epsilon Fraternity. He also attended Babson College. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War, completed his basic training at Ft. Jackson, SC and was an instructor at the Nike Guided Missile Training School at Ft. Bliss, TX. Early in his career he was employed by Worthington Corporation in Harrison, NJ, retired from Avco- Textron Corp. in Wilmington and continued to work up to his death at Lincoln Lab's-MIT at Hanscom Air Force Base, Bedford. He was a former member of the Central Baptist Church, Chelmsford where he served as a Deacon and on the Board of Trustees. He was a current member of the First Baptist Church, Chelmsford where he served as a Deacon and was also on the Board of Trustees. He was a member of Cobbett's Pond Association, a former board member of Epilepsy Foundation of MA and RI, former board advisor for the Lowell Assembly #54 Rainbow for Girls of Lowell, a member of the Masonic Lodge William Sewell Gardner, Valley of Lowell Scottish Rite, Consistory Boston and Aleppo Shrine of Wilmington. In addition to his loving wife he is survived by his four children, Theodore A. Olsson III and his wife, H. Jane Corcoran of West Newbury, Randolph Cram Olsson and his wife, Donna Murphy of Foxborough, Nancy Jean Swain and her husband, Richard James of Chelmsford, and Robert Paul Olsson of Chelmsford. He was the grandfather of eight, Nathan Paul Olsson, Jeremy David Olsson and his wife, Casey (Kelly) Olsson, Ryan Cram Olsson, Erin Lynn Olsson, Kristin Leigh Olsson, Katelyn Jean Olsson, Ellen Jean Swain, and Jennifer Lynn Swain. OLSSON Theodore Alvard Olsson Jr. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday afternoon from 2 to 8 p.m. at BLAKE FUNERAL HOME, 24 Worthen St., Chelmsford. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday morning at 11 o'clock at the Central Baptist Church, 9 Academy St., Chelmsford. Interment in Pine Ridge Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Commonwealth Hematology/Oncology, c/o Dr. Jon DuBois, 131 Ornac, JCB Suite 200, Concord, MA 01742. Arrangements by BLAKE FUNERAL HOME, Chelmsford. www.blakefuneralhome.com