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Olympia Chonin Obituary

Olympia CHONIN Passed away peacefully Saturday evening, October 14, 2006, age 86. Proof that good things come in small packages, Olympia was born in Lithuania on Christmas day, 1919, and came to the United States in 1949. Olympia was a lifelong student who loved travel and gardening, literature and learning, wit and conversation. She avoided zealots, rock music and broccoli. Married for 37 years to the late Vitali Chonin, she is survived by her sons, George and Tim; her daughter, Neva; her daughter-in-law, Vicky; and her grandson, Garth. A Memorial celebrating Olympia's remarkable Life will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 21, at the Eastgate Congregational United Church of Christ, 15318 S.E. Newport Way, Bellevue. Directions at www.eastgateucc.org.

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Published by The Seattle Times from Oct. 19 to Oct. 21, 2006.

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Paula Reiter

August 17, 2024

Dear Neva, I tried looking you up and found this beautiful memorial to your mother, whom I adored. I don´t know if you´ll actually see this because here it is 2024 and your mom passed in 2006. If you happen to somehow get this, I would love to hear from you. This is your old friend from Lake Hills, Paula Mallinson Reiter. You can find me on Instagram at. paula_reitet.

Neva Chonin

October 20, 2006

I will never stop missing my little Lithuanian mama. She was one of the smartest and funniest humans i've ever met, and will always be the dumpling of my heart.

Dorita Bosworth

October 19, 2006

Olympia was my friend and a joy to know. Her family must be very proud of her. Her beautiful smile will be grately missed by all who knew her.

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