Helen Olsen, nee Pera, 86, of Green Oaks, Jan. 25, at home. Beloved wife of the late Marius; loving mother of Barbara (Robert) Klemme and Don (Barbara) Olsen; proud grandmother of Suzanne (Tim) Zinanni, Robert Klemme Jr., Teressa (Randy) Caldwell, Thomas (Carynn) Olsen, Donald Olsen Jr. and Kathryn Olsen; dearest great-grandmother of Bailey Zinanni, Nicholas Zinanni, Dylan Caldwell and Josephine Olsen; dear sister of Jeanette, the late John and Robert; devoted daughter of the late Aprim and Katherine Pera. Co-owner and founder of H. Olsen Company of Libertyville. Funeral services 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, from McMurrough Funeral Chapel, 101 Park Pl., (Rt. 176, 1 block East of Milwaukee Ave.), Libertyville to St. Joseph Church, 121 E. Maple St., Libertyville. Mass 10 a.m. Interment private. Visitation Wednesday 3 to 9 p.m. at the funeral chapel. If desired, memorial donations to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Funeral information 847-362-2626 .
