From The Jeffersonian Democrat, March 23, 2006
Patricia
Ann Olivett, of
York Street
,
Olean
,
NY
, died Saturday, March 11, 2006, in the Cleveland Clinic.
She
was born February 5, 1939 in Brookville, the daughter of the late John and
Sophia Mays Mitchell. She was married to Robert L. Olivett on August 16, 1969.
He survives.
Mrs.
Olivett was a graduate of
Brookville
High School
, Class of 1957, and
Clarion
University
, Class of 1961 with a BS degree in Elementary Education. She did her graduate
work at
Indiana
University
. Her first job teaching was at
Woodland
Elementary School
in Emporium, from 1961 to 1969. She then taught Elementary Education for the
Olean School System, retiring from
Ivers
J.
Norton
School
in 1999.
She
was a member, secretary, and school council representative for the Olean
Teachers Association until her retirement. Mrs. Olivett was a life member of the
National Education Association of New York, a member of the Board of Directors
and Secretary of the Olean Teachers and Postal Federal Credit Union, a member of
the Board of Directors and Secretary of the Olean Food Pantry, a volunteer for
Emporium Bucktail Regiment Junior Drum & Bugle Corps. Following her
retirement, Mrs. Olivett loved traveling with her husband and family.
Surviving
along with her husband are: one daughter, Robin L. Olivett, Erie, two sons,
Shane Olivett, Fairlawn, OH and Kevin P. Olivett, Atlanta GA; one brother, John
C. (Mary Ann) Mitchell III, Sorrento, FL, five nieces and four nephews; one
sister-in-law Ruth Ann Metcalf and one brother-in-law, William Olivett, all of
Emporium.
Funeral
services were held on Wednesday, March 15 at the Guenther Funeral Home, Inc.
1303 East State Street, Olean, NY with the Rev. Dr. Ronald Isaman, District
Superintendent, Mountain View District, United Methodist Church officiating.
Interment followed in
Newton
Cemetery
, Emporium.
Memorials
may be made to the Cleveland Clinic, Unit H81 Memorial Fund,
9500 Euclid Ave.
,
Cleveland
,
OH
44195
or to the Olean Food Pantry Inc. 1010 Wayne St. Suite�350,
Olean
,
NY
14760
.
