Louise Ann Bowersox Olds

Louise Ann Bowersox Olds of Chester, MD, died Tuesday, August 10, 1999, at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was 47. Born on February 20, 1952, the daughter of Franklin Donald and Elizabeth Ethel Bokel Bowersox, Sr., she graduated from Severna Park High School and later received an Associate's degree from Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, MD. Mrs. Olds resided on the Eastern Shore. She married Robert Ernest Olds of Belair, MD, on December 28, 1996. She moved to Belair and later returned to Chester. Mrs. Olds was an executive administrative assistant to the vice-president of Chesapeake College until retiring in 1996. Following her retirement, she was a homemaker and worked with the Kent & Queen Anne Hospital Fundraising Foundation until her death. Mrs. Olds was an exceptional humanitarian and was active in numerous organizations. Her efforts included personal fundraising for Multiple Sclerosis and Spina Bifida. Included in her volunteerism was distributing food and meals on holidays through Our Daily Bread and participating in Kent Island Little League for 10 years. Prior to moving to Belair, she was a member of St. Christopher''s Church in Chester, MD, for 20 years and choir director for 6 years. She then joined Christ Church in Harford County. Upon her return to the Eastern Shore, she became a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Stevensville and St. Peter''s Catholic Church in Queenstown. She had an extensive musical ministry for area churches. Mrs. Olds was also active in both the Church Hill Theater and Chesapeake College Theater. She also provided administrative support for the Performing Arts Center. Mrs. Olds also participated in various theater groups in Harford County. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Olds is survived by one son, Charles Campbell, Jr., of Fort Polk, LA; one daughter, Christina Nicole Krasic of Ordway, CO; one step-daughter, Christine May Bosley of Chester, MD; two brothers: Franklin Bowersox Jr. of Calvert County and James Bowersox of Gambrills, MD; two sisters, Donna Shiflet of Centreville, MD; and Susan Orhman of Seattle, WA; and one grandchild. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 14, 1999, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Centreville. A Vigil for the Deceased will follow at 4 p.m. Interment will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to the Brain and Tissue Bank, University of Maryland, Baltimore of Pediatrics, 10-035 BRB, 655 W. Baltimore St., MD 21201-1559.