Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Sunday, August 31, 2008
Location: 12:32 a.m., at the White County Memorial Hospital in Monticello, Indiana
 
 
Age: 78
Date of Birth: Tuesday, February 11, 1930
Birth place:

 

 
Father: Gomez Leal
 
Mother: Maria Ribiero
 
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Monticello, Indiana for the last three and a half (3 1/2) years.
Funeral Date: Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Funeral Location: 7:30 p.m., at the New Hope Lutheran Church, 230 S. 650 E., Monticello, Indiana 47960
Clergy: Pastor Jim Ward of the New Hope Lutheran Church of Monticello, Indiana, and Frank Walker also of the church.
Burial will take place:
Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Cemetery, in Fort Myers, Florida on Friday, September 5. 2008 at 11:30 a.m.
Visitation will be:
5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home in Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Yara met and married Hubert "Herb" Olson in 1953, and when Herb finished his work assigmnent they returned to the United States and settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where their five (5) children were born. In 1966, they relocated their family to Monticello, Indiana. Yara was very active in The Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Monticello, Indiana where she served as church secretary for many years. She also volunteered at CDC, enjoyed bowling on a local league, and enjoyed knitting and crocheting. In 1984, Yara and Herb retired to Fort Myers, Florida. In 1986, Herb passed away. Yara remained active in her new community both in church and as a volunteer at the cultural center. She later returned to the Monticello, Indiana community, to be closer to her children and their families still living in the area. Yara joined the New Hope Lutheran Church in Monticello, Indiana, and continued with the friendships she had begun forty (40) years earlier. She was a beloved mom and grandma, and is survived by her five (5) children, and seven (7) grandchildren, and a lifetime of friends.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: May be given to the New Hope Lutheran Church of Monticello, Indiana, or to the American Heart Association, Envelopes will be availabe at both the funeral home and at the church.
Marriage Information: On May 30, 1953, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she married Hubert A. "Herb" Olson. He died June 11, 1986. On May 3, 1997, in Punta Gorda, Florida, she married Harry Blubaugh. He died August 31, 2006.
Survivors include:
Daughters, Lucy (husband Larry) Norris of Monticello, Indiana, Lisa (husband Bruce) Crosby of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Kathy (husband Ron) Bassett of Monticello, Indiana, and Mary (husband Jeff Raymond) Olson of Moorpark, California; Son, Steven Olson of Charleston, South Carolina; Grandchildren, Jessica and Natasha Norris, Matthew Bassett, Burton Crosby, Luke, Cade, and Yara Raymond; Step Granddaughter, Brukentta Critchfield; Three (3) Sisters, and One (1) Brother in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Preceded in Death:
Husbands,Hubert "Herb" Olson, and Harry Blubaugh;Step Grandson,Shadron Bassett;Three (3) Sisters.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home