MEREDITH — Evamarie "Evie" Olsen, 97, passed away at her home surrounded by family on Dec. 2, 2025.
Evie was born on March 2, 1928, in Laconia, the daughter of Lucius and Ruby (Rice) Covey.
If she wasn’t busy cooking or baking, you could find her reading, working on her crossword puzzles, Sudoku, putting puzzles together or at church on Sunday mornings.
Evie is survived by her daughter Nancy and her husband David; son Gregory; grandchildren Sara and David and his wife Katie; great-grandchildren Kaitlyn, Alec and his wife Rachel, Connor, Dylan and Olivia; great-great-grandchildren Ava and Hudson; along with many nieces and nephews and her sister-in-law Elaine. In addition to her parents, Evie is predeceased by her beloved husband, Dr. Herman "Ole" Olsen, daughter Kathryn, and five sisters, Everne, Caroline, Eileen, Althea and Lucile "SueLee."
Services will be held in the spring of 2026.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the First Congregational Church, 4 Highland St., Meredith, NH 03253, or to Quality Care Home Health and Hospice, 12 Main St., Unit 12, Center Harbor, NH 03226.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services/603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, visit wilkinsonbeane.com.
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